† inhiationn.
Obsolete. rare.
The act of gaping after, or desiring greedily.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun]
lickerousnessc1380
avaricec1386
avidityc1449
zealc1451
eagerness1486
greediness1553
anxiety1555
lickerishness1580
inhiation1608
exoptation1633
1608 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 49 A thirst and inhiation after the next life.
1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. iv. 24 Who was hee that..said, Marriage was a loosing the reynes to Luxury, an inhiation after obscene lusts.
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n.1608- to draw rein
- to draw sail
- to draw short and long
- to draw shrink one's horns
- to draw something into
- to draw spread the wool over a person's eyes
- to draw spread the wool over eyes
- to draw stakes
- to draw straws
- to draw stumps
- to draw the badger
- to draw the board
- to draw the cloth
- to draw the crabs
- to draw the curtain
- to draw the fangs from
- to draw the fangs of
- to draw the fangs out of
- to draw the line
- to draw the line at
- to draw the line between
- to draw the long bow
- to draw the pole
- to draw the saw
- to draw the saw of contention