What is to turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. [Obs.] "To your bowers recoil." Spenser called?
recoil — To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. [Obs.] "To your bowers recoil." Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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