founder
founder is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 11 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
- 2.To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. For which his horse fearé gan to turn, And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. Chaucer.
- 3.To fail; to miscarry. "All his tricks founder." Shak.
- 4.To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
- 5.(a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. (b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder. James White.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is founder.
- What is to become filled with water, and sink, as a ship called?
- What is to fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. For which his horse fearé gan to turn, And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. Chaucer called?
- What is to fail; to miscarry. "All his tricks founder." Shak called?
- What is to cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him called?
- What is (a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. (b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder. James White called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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