Obs. [ad. med.L. vacuātio, f. L. vacuāre VACUATE v. So It. vacuazione, Pg. vacuação.]

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  1.  A vacuity or hollow part.

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1541.  R. Copland, Guydon’s Quest. Chirurg., D 2. [Of bones] They that haue the embossynges and vacuacyons be they that make the ioyntes.

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  2.  EVACUATION 1 a, 1 b.

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1590.  Barrough, Meth. Physick, 54. Through abundant swets, and all other immoderate vacuations.

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1607.  Topsell, Four-f. Beasts, 284. The vacuation of blood & seede, is a dubble charge to nature.

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1635.  A. Read, Tumors & Vlcers, 197. The vacuation of the humor impacted in the part.

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1657.  Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 45. Which distinction is taken from the manner of excretion or vacuation.

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1721.  Bailey, Vacuation, an emptying.

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  3.  Emptiness. rare.

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1611.  Florio, Vacuatione, emptinesse, vacuation, vacuity, voidnesse.

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a. 1660.  Contemp. Hist. Irel. (Ir. Archæol. Soc.), I. 103. They very joyfull handlinge the same [a trunk], found it promisinge noe vacuation, but verie heavy.

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