What is to extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract called?
protract — (Zoöl.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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