[found.er] n [[4]found] (14c): one that founds or establishes
[2]foun.der vb foun.dered ; foun.der.ing [ME foundren to send to the bottom, collapse, fr. MF fondrer, ultim. fr. L fundus] vi (14c) 1: to become disabled; esp: to go lame
2: to give way: collapse
3: to sink below the surface of the water
4: to come to grief: fail ~ vt: to disable (an animal) esp. by excessive feeding [3]foun.der n (ca. 1547): laminitis [4]found.er n [[5]found] (15c): one that founds metal; esp: typefounder