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Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts..

Disheartenment :: Disheartenment (n.) Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.

Hackbolt :: Hackbolt (n.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth..

Lewisson :: Lewisson (n.) A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.

Steam Engine :: Steamboating (n.) The shearing of a pile of books which are as yet uncovered, or out of boards..

Snip :: Snip (n.) A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip..

Guillotine :: Guillotine (n.) Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing, resembling in its action a guillotine..

Unman :: Unman (v. t.) To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.

Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.

Exanimate :: Exanimate (a.) Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened.

Clip :: Clip (n.) The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

Sheard :: Sheard (n.) See Shard.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4..

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To reap, as grain..

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of reaping.

Forfex :: Forfex (n.) A pair of shears.

Discourageable :: Discourageable (a.) Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece..

Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt..

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