obuncous

obuncous
† oˈbuncous, a. Obs. rare—0.
[f. L. obunc-us bent in, crooked (f. ob- (ob- 1 d) + uncus hooked, crooked, curved) + -ous.]
‘Very crooked’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656).
Hence in Phillips, Coles, Ash, and mod. Dicts.

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  • Obuncous — Ob*un cous, a. [L. obuncus; ob (see {Ob }) + uncus hooked.] Hooked or crooked in an extreme degree. Maunder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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