Obs. [f. BEAR v.1]
1. = BEARING vbl. sb. 2; behavior.
a. 1400. Chester Pl., 106. I wotte by this boisters beare That tribute I muste paye.
2. Pressure, thrust.
1674. N. Fairfax, Bulk & Selv., 72. The pent or bear of it beneath vvas nothing at all. Ibid., 122. The spring … may, by its bear or elasticity hitch it forwards … creeper-like.
