What is a fit of immoderate laughter or merriment. [Obs.] Thy silly thought enforces my spleen. Shak called?
spleen — A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment. [Obs.] Thy silly thought enforces my spleen. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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