What is to report by rumor; to tell. 'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden called?
rumor — To report by rumor; to tell. 'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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