Meaning of obtend | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
   obsolete
2. To offer as the reason for something; to pretend.
   obsolete

Examples

“’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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