A Dictionary of the English Language/abactor

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483240A Dictionary of the English Language — abactorSamuel Johnson (1709–1784)


Aba’ctor, n. s. [Latin.] One who drives away or steals cattle in herds, or great numbers at once, in distinction from those that steal only a sheep or two.

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