Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for E-RUCT', or E-RUCT'ATE
E-RUCT', or E-RUCT'ATE, v.t. [L. eructo, ructor, coinciding in elements with Ch. רוק, Heb. ירק, to spit. Qu. yerk.]
To belch; to eject from the stomach, as wind. [Little used.] Howell.
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