obtend

/ɒbˈtɛnd/

verb 2

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verb

To oppose; to hold out in opposition.

’Twas giv’n to you, your darling son to shroud, To draw the dastard from the fighting crowd, And, for a man, obtend an empty cloud.

To offer as the reason for something; to pretend.

’Twas giv’n to you, your darling son to shroud, To draw the dastard from the fighting crowd, And, for a man, obtend an empty cloud.

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