( v. t. )
To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent.
( v. t. )
To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012