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Webster 1913 Edition


Grandfather

Grand′fa′ther

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Noun.
A father’s or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Grandfather longlegs
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(Zool.)

Webster 1828 Edition


Grandfather

GRAND'F`ATHER

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Noun.
A father's or mother's father; the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.