What is to strive to equal or exel; to emulate. To rival thunder in its rapid course. Dryden called?
rival — To strive to equal or exel; to emulate. To rival thunder in its rapid course. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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