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FEAGUE
Etymology 1
Verb
feague (third-person singular simple present feagues, present participle feaguing, simple past and past participle feagued)
To increase the liveliness of a horse by inserting an irritant, such as a piece of peeled raw ginger or a live eel, in its anus.
(obsolete) To beat or whip; to drive.
(obsolete) To subject to some harmful scheme; to ‘do in’.
(obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.
Synonyms
• (increase the liveliness of a horse): ginger
• (beat or whip): flog, lash; see also whip
• (subject to some harmful scheme)
• (have sexual intercourse with): coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also copulate with
Etymology 2
Noun
feague (plural feagues)
(obsolete) An unkempt, slatternly person.
Source: Wiktionary
Feague, v. t. Etym: [Cf. G. fegen to sweep, Icel. fægia to cleanse, polish, E. fair, fay, to fit, fey to cleanse.]
Definition: To beat or whip; to drive. [Obs.] Otway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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