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Disembogue

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Disembogue \Dis`em*bogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembogued};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disemboguing}.] [Sp. desembocar; pref. des-
   (L. dis-) + embocar to put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in) +
   boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek. Cf. {Debouch}, {Embogue}.]
   1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to
      vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc.

            Rolling down, the steep Timavus raves, And through
            nine channels disembogues his waves.  --Addison.

   2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] --Swift.

Disembogue \Dis`em*bogue"\, v. i.
   To become discharged; to flow out; to find vent; to pour out
   contents.

         Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue.     --Young.
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