What is a stroke; a blow. He, with a careless beat, Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden called?
beat — A stroke; a blow. He, with a careless beat, Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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