abstorted

abstorted
† abˈstorted, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. L. abs away + tort-us twisted + -ed.]
‘Forced away, wrung from another by violence,’ J., (from Phillips 1662, Bailey 1721). Cockeram 1626 has ‘Abstorqued, wrested away by force’.

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  • Abstorted — Ab*stort ed, a. [As if fr. abstort, fr. L. ab, abs + tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist.] Wrested away. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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