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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
English \Eng"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Englished; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Englishing.]
   1. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize;
      hence, to interpret; to explain.
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            Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more
            properly, acts of fear and dissimulation. --Milton.
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            Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and
            words in the book which he was Englishing. --T. L.
                                                  K. Oliphant.
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   2. (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as
      to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning
      motion, that influences its direction after impact on
      another ball or the cushion. [U.S.]
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