Bible Dictionaries
Concussion

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies.

(2):

(n.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain.

(3):

(n.) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Concussion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/concussion.html. 1828.