What is stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. Howell called?
excoriation — Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. Howell. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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