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disobligation (iou) and muskwood (medicine)


disobligation (iou)



disobligation noun.E17.
[from DIS- 2 + OBLIGATION after DISOBLIGE.]
Freedom from obligation. E17-L18.
A disobliging act; an affront, a slight. M17-L18.
C. Cibber Mrs. Oldfield receiv'd it rather as a favour than a disobligation.
The feeling of being disobliged; a grudge. M17-M18.
Steele I..shall never give a Vote out of Peevishness or personal Disobligation.

muskwood (medicine)


muskwood
<botany> The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii).

The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).

Origin: So called from its fragrance.

Source: Websters Dictionary