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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Preventer | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Preventer \Pre*vent"er\, n. 1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. 3. (Naut.) An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. {Preventer bolts}, [or] {Preventer plates} (Naut.), fixtures connected with preventers to re[89]nforce other rigging. {Preventer stay}. (Naut.) Same as {Preventer}, 3. | |
