earthdin
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English erthedine, erthedyn, erthedene, from Old English eorþdyne (“earthquake”), equivalent to earth + din.
Noun[edit]
earthdin (plural not attested)
- (very rare) An earthquake.
- 1904, Levi Griffin Meushaw, The plea of the toiler:
- While the earthdin is but a seismal shock of a rheumatic condition in the diversified stratas seeking new positions to reach their centre of gravity.
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