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(), n.[Cf. OF. fondeor, F. fondateur, L. fundator.] One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows. Found"er n.[From Found to cast.] 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. Found"er (), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Foundered (); p. pr. & vb. n.Foundering.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F. s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See Found to establish.] 1. (Naut.) 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 fear gan to turn, And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. Chaucer. 3. To fail; to miscarry. "All his tricks founder." Shak. Found"er v. t.To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. 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. スポンサード リンク
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