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madding (root: mad)
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madding, a.
Affected with madness; raging; furious. [1913 Webster]
"Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife."
[1913 Webster]
"The madding wheels
Of brazen chariots raged." [1913 Webster]
Of brazen chariots raged." [1913 Webster]
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