BLOWN
\blˈə͡ʊn], \blˈəʊn], \b_l_ˈəʊ_n]\
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of Blow
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Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas.
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Stale; worthless.
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Out of breath; tired; exhausted.
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Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; fly blown.
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Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower.
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Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas.
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Stale; worthless.
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Out of breath; tired; exhausted.
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Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; fly blown.
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Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower.
By Noah Webster.
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