Sufflaminate

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

  Sufflaminate \Suf*flam"i*nate\, v. t. [L. sufflaminatus, p. p.
     of sufflaminare to hold back by a clog, from sufflamen a
     clog.]
     1. To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one
        or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a
        chain or otherwise. [Obs.]


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     2. Hence, to stop; to impede. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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