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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HALF-STRAINED
a.
Half-bred;
imperfect.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HALF-STRAINED
HALF-STRAINED
Half
"-
strained
`, a.
Defn:
Half-bred;
imperfect.
[R.] "A
half-strained
villain.
"
Dryden.