Lame

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make lame.

II. Lame ·superl Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

III. Lame ·superl To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man.

IV. Lame ·superl Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.

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