What is to have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks called?
contain — To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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