All 3 Uses of
distend
in
The Swiss Family Robinson
- He will soon begin to gorge his prey, and slowly but surely it will disappear down that distended maw!
Chpt 11 *distended = extended or swollen
- By degrees the hide of the kangaroo distended, altering the shape of the creature entirely.†
Chpt 14
- 'This scientific fact has been known for many years; the Greenlanders make constant use of it; when they have killed a seal or walrus they distend the skin that they may tow the animal more easily ashore, and then remove its hide at a moment's notice.'†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(distend) to extend -- especially the swelling outward of a part of the body; e.g., the stomach