† unusingn.
Obsolete.
(un- prefix1 8.)
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a1557 J. Cheke tr. Gospel St. Matthew (1843) xxv. 26 Neglecting and vnusing of his commandmentes.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disusanza, disuse, an vnusing.
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† unusingadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Not usually resorting.
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1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas 267 My brother..I left behinde, lest the conspirators Seeing him here vnusing to this place,..might shift away.
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n.a1557adj.1605- to beat swords into ploughshares
- to beat the air
- to beat the band
- to beat the bargain
- to beat the big drum
- to beat the big drums
- to beat the booby
- to beat the bounds
- to beat the brains
- to beat the breast
- to beat the bush
- to beat the clock
- to beat the count
- to beat the daylight out of
- to beat the daylights out of
- to beat the drum
- to beat the drums
- to beat the dust
- to beat the dutch
- to beat the gun
- to beat the générale
- to beat the head
- to beat the hoof
- to beat the knave out of doors
- to beat the lights out of