What is the act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery. And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain. Sandys called?
rape — The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery. And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain. Sandys. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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