feague

English

/fiːɡ/

verb
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish vegen (sweep, strikeVerb, sweepVerb, strike, wipe) derived from Middle Dutch vēghen (cleanse) derived from Old Dutch *fegōn (cleanse) derived from Proto-Germanic *faginōną (make beautiful, decorate) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pōḱ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pōḱ-

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