DEFOUL

Etymology

Verb

defoul (third-person singular simple present defouls, present participle defouling, simple past and past participle defouled)

(obsolete) To trample underfoot.

(obsolete) To physically crush or break.

(obsolete) To oppress, keep down.

(obsolete) To defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.

Anagrams

• fouled

Source: Wiktionary


De*foul", v. t. Etym: [See Defile, v. t.]

1. To tread down. [Obs.] Wyclif.

2. To make foul; to defile. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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