† contectionn.
Obsolete. rare.
Covering up.
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a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 15 Figg Leaves..were aptly formed for such contection of those parts.
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n.a1682- put where the sun don't shine
- put wise
- put wise to
- put with the stone
- put words into a person's mouth
- put years on a person
- put yorkshire on one
- put your heads together
- put, drive, reduce, etc to the last shifts
- put, etc, under the spear
- put, lay, lay down or set a thing at stake or at the stake
- put, lay, lay down or set at stake or at the stake
- put, or speak with, one's tongue in one's cheek
- put, set an edge upon
- put, set an esteem, a high, low esteem upon
- put, set esteem, a high, low esteem upon
- put, set etc store upon
- put, set great store upon
- put, set one's shoulder to
- put, set or lay by
- put, set store upon
- put, set upon the full stretch
- put, set upon the stretch
- put, set, place, etc on the rack
- put, set, strain, stretch on the tenterhooks