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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bank \Bank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[acr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. [bd]Banked well with earth.[b8] --Holland. 2. To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand. 3. To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] --Shak. {To bank a fire}, {To bank up a fire}, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive. | |
