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feague.

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.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fiːɡ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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.

  2. To beat or whip; to drive.

    obsolete
  3. To subject to some harmful scheme; to ‘do in’.

    obsolete
  4. To have sexual intercourse with.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Dutch vegen (“to sweep, strike”), from Middle Dutch vēghen (“to cleanse”), from Old Dutch *fegōn (“to cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *faginōn, from Proto-Germanic *faginōną (“to decorate, make beautiful”), from Proto-Indo-European *pōḱ-, *pēḱ- (“to clean, to adorn”). Cognate with Danish feje (“to sweep”), German fegen (“to cleanse, scour, sweep”), Icelandic fægja (“to polish”), Swedish feja (“to sweep”). More at fay, fair, fake.

noun/fiːɡ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An unkempt, slatternly person.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Dutch feeks, probably from vegen (“to sweep, strike”): see etymology of feague (verb) above. Compare Middle English vecke (“old woman”).

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