Founder

·vi To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.

II. Founder ·vi To Fail; to Miscarry.

III. Founder ·vi To Fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.

IV. Founder ·noun A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.

V. Founder ·noun An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. ·see Chest ffounder.

VI. Founder ·vt To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.

VII. Founder ·noun One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.

VIII. Founder ·noun One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.