Laving

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

  Lave \Lave\ (l[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved} (l[=a]vd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere
     to wash, Gr. ?. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava},
     {Lotion}.]
     To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.
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           His feet the foremost breakers lave.     --Byron.
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