Convellent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convellent \Con*vel"lent\, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of
     convellere. See {Convulse}.]
     Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.]
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           The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the


           convellent force.                        --Todd &
                                                    Bowman.
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