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Wiry (?), a. [Written also wiery.]

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    1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

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    2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, “a wiry frame or constitution”.  “A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense.”  Dickens.

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    He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry vigor and alertness. Hawthorne.

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