rencounter

Definitions

1. 1.To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. 2.To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
3. 3.A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meetingg in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement. The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join. Granville.
4. 4.A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties. The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all rencounters and engagements. Addison.

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

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