What is to drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.] He gets too far into the soldier's grace And inches out my master. Dryden called?
inch — To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.] He gets too far into the soldier's grace And inches out my master. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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