evacuation

Definitions

1. 1.That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. Quincy.
2. 2.Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] Hooker. Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is that which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. Quincy called?
• What is abolition; nullification. [Obs.] Hooker. Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783 called?