What is to cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. Mrs. Browning. His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. Dryden called?
lean — To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. Mrs. Browning. His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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