Chace
[tʃeis]
Definition
(n.) See 3d Chase, n., 3.
(v. t.) To pursue. See Chase v. t.
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Definition
See Chase (1).
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Examples
- How in the world had they got from cog-wheels to Chevy Chace? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The precarious subsistence which the chace affords, could seldom allow a greater number to keep together for any considerable time. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Not resting satisfied with giving that much chace to Mrs Boffin's fancies, they pursued them into the yard and outbuildings, and under the Mounds. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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