What is to idle away; to waste. [R.] I dare not be the author Of truanting the time. Ford called?
truant — To idle away; to waste. [R.] I dare not be the author Of truanting the time. Ford. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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