What does pursive mean?
Pursive means Obsolete form of pursy..
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/ˈpɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ · adjective
Obsolete form of pursy..
a pursive horse
[…]whether it bee that they bee broken winded and purſiue, or otherwiſe bitten and ſtung with venomous beaſts; in which caſes, there muſt be an injection made vp into the noſthrils, of the juice of Rue in wine.
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Pursive means Obsolete form of pursy..
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a pursive horse
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