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wind-break
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wind-break, v. t.
To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. [1913 Webster]
"'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her." [1913 Webster]
wind-break, n.
A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. [1913 Webster]
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