spleened

comparative more spleened · superlative most spleened

1. obsoleteDeprived of the spleen.

   Prevention of blood parasites in seven spleened dogs.

   1957, Netherlands (Kingdom, 1815- ). Departement van Zaken Overzee, Report on Netherlands New Guinea, page 28

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   Assollant, having observed that spleened animals never died of hemmorrhage, and that ligatures applied to the divided splenic vessels constantly caused abscesses in the omentum, and death, adopted a peculiar mode of extirpation, which consisted in exposing the organ by a sufficient incision, cutting across its vessels, removing itself, and, without applying a ligature to any of those vessels, proceeding to return the protruded viscera, and to unite the external wound by some points of suture.

   1842, James O'Beirne, “Observations on the nature and treatment of dropsy, particularly of hydrothorax and anasarca, with cases”, in Dublin Journal of Medical Science, page 236

   While physiology cannot sanction these grave charges against the spleen, it has of late, probably exaggerated its merits, since it has been ascertained, as already mentioned, that spleened animals not only survive its extirpation, but thrive very well without it.

   1856, Louisiana State Medical Society, Journal - Volume 12, page 469

2. angry; annoyed.

   Take me at the best, you shall not find a thing more spleened and choleric.

   1845, Christopher Brooke Bradshaw, Shakspere and company, a comedy, page 4

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   I was annoyed by this insinuation— my boyish pride took fire at once; and although I knew this proposition to be the result of the present splenetic mood, yet feeling a little spleened myself, I determined to see him through on his own terms, and merely said, "Very well, sir—as you choose."

   1802, Charles Wilkins Webber, The Prairie Scout, Or Agatone the Renegade, page 123

   The reader whose temper is spleened with the vices and follies now in fashion, may gratify his humor with the satires he will here find

   1916, George Benjamin Woods, English Poetry and Prose of the Romantic Movement, page 12

   Keep an even keel; the men be spleened and the younger ones be afraid but they'll follow yer lead.

   2011, Jan Tucker Mulligan, Smuggler's Legacy, page 54

3. Having splines or ridges.

   Spleened shafts used for mounting of all spur wheels.

   1960, Mining Journal - Volume 253, page 12

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   Combining, with the plain and spleened shaft and the cutters, the screw-threaded sleeves, for the purpose of adjusting said cutters, substantially as described.

   1871, United States. Patent Office, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents, page 292

   With hands that thrilled voluptuously at the delicious caress of that spleened surface, but still were swift and sure to their task, James Femms replaced the becket in its emplacement and stood back, his eyes intoxicated with the charm of the perfect spleencraft, the cool, proud beauty of the hand-groined base.

   1923, Booth Tarkington, Kenneth Lewis Roberts, Hugh MacNair Kahler, The Collector's Whatnot, page 126

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spleen