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Guard (verb neuter)

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To Guard. v.n. To be in a state of caution or defence.

There are other nice cases, in which a man must guard, if he intends to keep fair with the world, and turn the penny. Collier on Popularity.

To guard against such mistakes, it is necessary to acquaint ourselves with little words. Watts's Logick.

Sources: Collier, Jeremy (24) · Watts, Isaac (117)

Attributes: Verb Neuter (131)

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