What is to cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.] He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. Quarles called?
demur — To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.] He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. Quarles. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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