Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Sprain

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Sprain


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(1):

(v. t.) To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.

(2):

(n.) The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.