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Definition of tempered:

(adj) : of one's disposition; pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals
"1851 "Not forged!" and snatching Perth's levelled iron from the crotch, Ahab held it out, exclaiming -- "Look ye, Nantucketer; here in this hand I hold his death! Tempered in blood, and tempered by lightning are these barbs"
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Definition of tempered:

(adj) : of one's disposition; pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals
"1851 "Not forged!" and snatching Perth's levelled iron from the crotch, Ahab held it out, exclaiming -- "Look ye, Nantucketer; here in this hand I hold his death! Tempered in blood, and tempered by lightning are these barbs"

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