J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

procure

Definition of procure (v)

1transitive  to get possession of (something) to obtain (something) by particular care and effort
2transitive  to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort
3transitive + intransitive  to obtain (someone) to be employed for sex (as for an individual or in a house of prostitution)

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