What is to confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine. "Caged and starved to death." Cowper called?
cage — To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine. "Caged and starved to death." Cowper. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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