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Webster 1913 Edition
Riddance
Rid′dance
,Noun.
1.
The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.
Thou shalt not make clean
riddance
of the corners of thy field. Lev. xxiii. 22.
2.
The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape.
“Riddance from all adversity.” Hooker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Riddance
RID'DANCE
, n.1.
Deliverance; a setting free; as riddance from all adversity.2.
Disencumbrance.3.
The act of clearing away.Thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field. Lev. 23.