Definition of Founder
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(n.) One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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(n.) One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
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(v. i.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
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(v. i.) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
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(v. i.) To fail; to miscarry.
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(v. t.) To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
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(n.) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.
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(n.) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.
Antonyms of Founder
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Homophones of Founder
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