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Eloigning

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eloigned}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Eloigning}.] [F. ['e]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es-
   (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus
   long. See {Elongate}.] [Written also {eloin}.]
   1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.]

            From worldly cares he did himself eloign. --Spenser.

   2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction,
      or to conceal, as goods liable to distress.

            The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are
            eloigned.                             --Blackstone.
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