Athingwhichcannotbe done without. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Arequisite-usedchieflyin pl. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
Somethingindispensable. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
Something necessary; anessentialrequisite. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Something necessary; adomesticconvenience. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
Somethingindispensable; anessential. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.