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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

porrectio

: cf. F.

porrection

The act of stretching forth.

Noun.

[L. porrectio,porrigo; per or por; Eng. for, fore, and rego; to reach.] The act of stretching forth. [Not used.]

porrection ‎(plural porrections)

The act of stretching forth.
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