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Corsned
Pronunciation : Cors"ned (krs"nd)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. corsn.] (AS. Laws)
Definition : Defn: The morsel of execration; a species of ordeal consisting in the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation. If the suspected person ate it freely, he was pronounced innocent; but if it stuck in his throat, it was considered as a proof of his guilt. Burril.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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