Noah Webster
Obtend
OBTEND', verb transitive [Latin obtendo; ob and tendo; literally, to stretch against or before.]
1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
2. To pretend; to offer as the reason of any thing. [Not used. This word is Rarely used.]
OBTEND', verb transitive [Latin obtendo; ob and tendo; literally, to stretch against or before.]
1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
2. To pretend; to offer as the reason of any thing. [Not used. This word is Rarely used.]