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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

inswung en · ADJ

Etymology

From in + swung.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Swung or bent inward.
    • The straight and inswung feet are the most prevalent types, and no difficulty should be found in procuring shoes of either type. 1922, Nursing World: Volumes 68-69:
    • As he passed through the opening, the front sight of the rifle caught upon the edge of the inswung door with sufficient force to close it tightly after the fleeing ape. 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes:

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