What is a starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood called?
recoil — A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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