What is to use in earnest. [R.] To earnest them [our arms] with men. Pastor Fido (1602) called?
earnest — To use in earnest. [R.] To earnest them [our arms] with men. Pastor Fido (1602). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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