The fall of portions of cliff, as along the coasts of Hampshire and Dorsetshire, occasioned by land-springs.
·vi To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship. II. Founder ·vi To <<Fail>>; to <<Miscarry>>....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and...
to fill with water and go down. ...
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