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Webster 1913 Edition


Lameness

Lame′ness

,
Noun.
The condition or quality of being lame;
as, the
lameness
of an excuse or an argument
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lameness

LA'MENESS

,
Noun.
1.
An impaired state of the body or limbs; loss of natural soundness and strength by a wound or by disease; particularly applied to the limbs, and implying a total or partial inability; as the lameness of the leg or arm.
2.
Imperfection; weakness; as the lameness of an argument or of a description.