What is to sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching called?
incubate — To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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