What is to be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. The balance sways on our part. Bacon called?
sway — To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. The balance sways on our part. Bacon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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