Definition of about

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About (prep.) Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.

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Cohort :: Cohort (n.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
Rustle :: Rustle (v. i.) To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
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