found|er

found|er
foun|der1 «FOWN duhr», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to fill with water and sink: »

The ship foundered in the storm.

2. a) to fall down; stumble: »

His horse foundered in the swamp.

b) to be affected with laminitis.
3. Figurative. to break down; fail: »

His business has foundered. In this point All his tricks founder (Shakespeare).

–v.t.
1. to cause to fill with water and sink: »

The collision foundered the ship.

2. to cause (a horse) to break down or fall lame.
3. Golf. to hit (the ball) into the ground.
–n.
an inflammation in the foot of a horse, mule, etc.; laminitis.
[< Old French fondrer < fond bottom < Latin fundus]
found|er2 «FOWN duhr», noun.
a person who founds or establishes something: »

His grandfather was the founder of the family fortune.

[Middle English foundour < Anglo-French fundur < Latin fundātor < fundāre establish]
found|er3 «FOWN duhr», noun.
a person who casts metals.
[Middle English foundour < Old French fondeur < fondre; see etym. under found3 (Cf.found)]

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