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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