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A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.

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  1. n. A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.
  2. A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening. [Obs.] When the church Was taken with a why-not in the lurch. Hudibras. This game . . . was like to have been lost with a why-not. Nugæ Antiq.
  3. A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason;a sudden conclusive happening. [Obs.]When the church Was taken with a why-not in the lurch. Hudibras.This game . . . was like to have been lost with a why-not. NugæAntiq.