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Abactor

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Aba'ctor. n.s. [Lat. abactor, a driver away.] Those who drive away or steal cattle in herds, or great numbers at once, in distinction from those that steal only a sheep or two. Blount.

Sources: Blount, Thomas (2)

Attributes: Latin (690) · Noun Substantive (1269)

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