That he gainst courtesy so foully did default.
--Spenser.
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2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
[1913 Webster]
3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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