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To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or
disclose. |
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Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to
withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to
retain. |
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To make an exception of; to except. |
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The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. |
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That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. |
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That which is excepted; exception. |
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Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness;
caution in personal behavior. |
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A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular
purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for
the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the
support of the clergy. |
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A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for
battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a
force or body of troops kept for an exigency. |
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Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities. |
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