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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Excuss \Ex*cuss"\, v. t. [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to
shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. {Quash}.]
1. To shake off; to discard. [R.]
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To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their
minds. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [R.]
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To take some pains in excusing some old monuments.
--F. Junius
(1654).
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3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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