'Disjointing' definitions:

Definition of 'Disjointing'

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  • Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disjointing.]
  • 1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. [1913 Webster]
  • Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint an edifice. [1913 Webster]
  • Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech. [1913 Webster]

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