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Meaning of PROPINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Pro*pine"\, v. t. [L. propinare, Gr. ?; ? before + ? to
    drink.]
    1. To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner
       of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the
       cup. [Obs.]
             The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
             Health, peace, and joy propined.      --C. Smart.
    2. Hence, to give in token of friendship. [Obs.]
    3. To give, or deliver; to subject. [Obs.] --Fotherby.
    
  2. \Pro*pine"\, n.
    1. A pledge. [Obs. or Scot.]
    2. A gift; esp., drink money. [Obs or Scot.]
    
  3. \Pro"pine\, n. [Propyl + ethine.] (Chem.)
    Same as {Allylene}.
    
 
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