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Webster 1913 Edition


Effossion

Ef-fos′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
effossio
. See
Effodient
.]
A digging out or up.
[R.]
“The effossion of coins.”
Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Effossion

EFFOS'SION

,
Noun.
[L. effossus, from effodio, to dig out.] The act of digging out of the earth; as the effossion of coins.