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feague - What does it mean?

Definition of 'feague'

English

Verb

(feagu)
  • To decorate or improve in appearance through artificial means.
  • 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 fundament.
  • (obsolete) To beat or whip; to drive.
  • * 1681 , Thomas Otway, The Soldier's Fortune , Act 5:
  • Beaugard: Hark ye, ye curs, keep off from snapping at my heels, or I shall so feague ye.