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Webster 1913 Edition
Founder
Found′er
,Noun.
[Cf. OF.
fondeor
, F. fondateur
, L. fundator
.] One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
Found′er
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Foundered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foundering
.] 1.
(Naut.)
To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
2.
To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
For which his horse fearé gan to turn,
And leep aside, and
And leep aside, and
foundrede
as he leep. Chaucer.
3.
To fail; to miscarry.
“All his tricks founder.” Shak.
Found′er
,Verb.
T.
To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
Found′er
,Noun.
(Far.)
(a)
A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.
(b)
An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism;
as, chest
. See founder
Chest ffounder
. James White.
Webster 1828 Edition
Founder
FOUND'ER
, n1.
One that founds, establishes and erects; one that lays a foundation; as the founder of a temple or city.2.
One who begins; an author; one from whom any thing originates; as the founder of a sect of philosophers; the founder of a family or race.3.
One who endows; one who furnishes a permanent fund for the support of an institution; as the founder of a college or hospital.4.
A caster; one who casts metals in various forms; as a founder of cannon, belles, hardware, printing types, &c.FOUND'ER
, v.i.1.
In seamen's language, to fill or be filled and sink, as a ship.2.
To fail; to miscarry.3.
To trip; to fell.FOUND'ER
,Verb.
T.