Could this have been a misspelling of friction? It sure sounds like a synonym:
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once again an error in the 1913 Webster's get propagated across the web.
Was the error in the print version of the 1913 Webster's, or was it a scanning error?
dord? sord of; dord was a human scanning error.
sord of Em...I thought it was Dord, though...
>I thought it was Dord, though..
surely, you don't expect me to start Capitalizing at this late Date?!
S'never too late; and don't call me surely. [lame joke icon]
Erm ... Mike, what does a person who is a scanning error look like, exactly? Just askin' ...
A lot like their dad but with hair.