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Bonfires of contributory wood.

Chapman.

Contributory negligence (Law),
negligence by an injured party, which combines with the
negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars
recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury.
Wharton.

Con*trib"u*to*ry, n.; pl.
Contributories (&?;). One who contributes,
or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the
discharge of a common indebtedness. Abbott.

Con*trist" (?), v. t. [Cf. F.
contrister. See Contristate.] To make
sad. [Obs.]

To deject and contrist myself.

Sterne.

Con*tris"tate (?), v. t. & i. [L.
contristatus, p. p. of contristare to sadden;
con- + tristis sad.] To make sorrowful.
[Obs.] Bacon.

Con"trite (?; 277), a. [L.
contritus bruised, p. p. of contrere to grind,
bruise; con- + terere to rub, grind: cf. F.
contrit See Trite.] 1.
Thoroughly bruised or broken. [Obs.]

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