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the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Retractor
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(1):
(n.) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
(2):
(n.) One who, or that which, retracts.
(3):
(n.) An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
(4):
(n.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
(5):
(n.) A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Retractor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/retractor.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Retractor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/retractor.html. 1828.