Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-PED'I-TATE
EX-PE'DI-ENT-LYEX-PED-I-TA'TION
EX-PED'I-TATE, v.t. [L. ex and pes, foot.]
In the forest laws of England, to cut out the balls or claws of a dog's fore feet for the preservation of the king's game.
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