to count

To reckon; suppose; think.

Newman. You'll pass muster! a proper fine fellow.

Doolittle. I calculate I be.

Newman. Ready to enter on duty?

Doolittle. I should be glad to know what kind of way you count to improve me.--D.

Humphreys, The Yankee in England.

Count St. Luc. Read the superscription. You can read?

Doolittle. I count I can--and spell, too.--Ibid.

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