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See also:PREY (0. Fr. preie, mod. proie, See also:Lat. praeda, See also:booty, from prae and the See also:root hed—seen in prehendere, prendere, to grasp) , See also:booty, spoil, See also:plunder taken in See also:war, by See also:robbery, or other violent means; particularly the See also:quarry, the See also:animal killed for See also:food by a carnivorous animal; a beast or See also:bird of See also:prey . A particular usage for that which is saved from any trial of strength or See also:battle is See also:familiar from the See also:Bible (Jer. xxi . |
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