Protending

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

  Protend \Pro*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protended}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Protending}.] [L. protendere, protensum; pro before,
     forth + tendere to stretch.]
     To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.]
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           With his protended lance he makes defence. --Dryden.
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