Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Concussion

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Concussion


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(1):

(n.) A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies.

(2):

(n.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain.

(3):

(n.) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.