Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RAN'CID
RANCHRAN-CID'I-TY, or RAN'CID-NESS
RAN'CID, a. [L. rancidus, from ranceo, to be rank. This is the Eng. rank, luxuriant in growth.]
Having a rank smell; strong scented; sour; musty; as rancid oil. – Arbuthnot.
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