OB'STRUENT, adjective [Latin obstruens.] Blocking up; hindering. OB'STRUENT, noun Any thing that obstructs the natural passages in the body.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
OB'STRUENT, adjective [Latin obstruens.] Blocking up; hindering. OB'STRUENT, noun Any thing that obstructs the natural passages in the body.
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