What is to destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares called?
break — To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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