Defn: One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a
caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types. Fonder's
dust. Same as Facing, 4.
— Founder's sand, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of molding.
FOUNDER
Found"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Foundering.]
Etym: [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F. s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom,
L. fundus. See Found to establish.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. For which his horse fearé gan to turn, And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. Chaucer.
3. To fail; to miscarry. "All his tricks founder." Shak.
FOUNDER
Found"er, v. t.
Defn: To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
FOUNDER Found"er, n. (Far.) (a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. (b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder. James White.
FOUNDEROUS
Foun"der*ous, a.