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encroach |
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encroach Verb to intrude gradually on someone's rights or on a piece of land [Old French encrochier to seize] encroachment n
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encroach Translations (property) → eindringen in +acc; |
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Mugambi built a fire and cooked his portion of the kill; but Tarzan, Sheeta, and Akut tore theirs, raw, with their sharp teeth, growling among themselves when one ventured to encroach upon the share of another. The lesson served its purpose--the young apes kept out of his way, as young apes should when their betters were about, and the old bulls made no attempt to encroach upon his prerogatives. I emerged from a nightmare dream of crystal springs and swollen rivers to listen to this night-drinker that I feared might encroach upon what was mine. |
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