surbate

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SURBA'TE, verb transitive [either Latin sub and battere, or solea, sole, and battere, to beat the sole or hoof.] 1. To bruise or batter the feet by travel. Chalky land surbates and spoils oxen's feet. 2. To harass; to fatigue.
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