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Definition: FOSTER LEAN

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See Loan .], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: FOSTER LEAN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See Loan .], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: FOSTER LEAN

ExpressionsDefinition
Foster lean[foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See Loan .], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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