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Webster 1913 Edition
Offspring
Off′springˊ
,Noun.
sing.
& pl.
[
Off
+ spring
.] 1.
The act of production; generation.
[Obs.]
2.
That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.
To the gods alone
Our future
Our future
offspring
and our wives are known. Dryden.
3.
Origin; lineage; family.
[Obs.]
Fairfax.
Webster 1828 Edition
Offspring
OFF'SPRING
,Noun.
1.
A child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock. Act. 17. Rev. 22.2.
Propagation; generation.3.
Production of any kind.