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Trepan  v. t.  To insnare; to trap; to trapan. "Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from their stations."





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"Trepan" Quotes from Famous Books



... fouish and frisky—which was not his natural disposition—over a half a bottle of porter. From this it will easily be seen, in the first place, that it would be with a fight that his master would get him off, by obliging the corporal to take back the trepan money; in the second place, how long a date back it is since the Eirish began to be the death of us; and, in conclusion, that my honoured faither got such a fleg, as to spain him effectually, for the space of ten years, from every drinkable stronger than good spring-well ...
— The Life of Mansie Wauch - tailor in Dalkeith • D. M. Moir
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... cunning love! An old maid to trepan: I cannot go about my work For loving of a man. I cannot bake, I cannot brew, And, do the best I can, I burn the bread and chill the mash, Through loving ...
— Life and Remains of John Clare - "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" • J. L. Cherry
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