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Convellent

Convellent \Con*vel"lent\, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of convellere. See Convulse.] Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.]

The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the convellent force.
--Todd & Bowman.

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convellent

a. (context obsolete English) Tending to tear or pull up.