Feague

Quick meaning: Feague is a verb meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) To beat or whip; to drive.
2. (obsolete) To subject to some harmful scheme; to ‘do in’.
3. (obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.
4. (obsolete) An unkempt, slatternly person.

Example Sentences

Beau[gard]. Hark ye, ye curs, keep off from snapping at my heels, or I shall so feague ye.

Her noble Proteſtant has got a Flail, / Young, large, and fit to feague her briny Tail; / But now, poor Wench, ſhe lies as ſhe would burſt, / Sometimes with Brandy, and ſometimes with Luſt.

Dol[l]. (aside). Oh, if I wist this old priest would not sticke to me, by Ioue, I would ingle this old seruing-man. / Harp[oole]. Oh you old mad colt! yfaith, Ile feak you! fil all the pots in the house there.

Run along to Hobson's Livery Stable and tell them I want a good fast horse, right? Something with a bit of fizz in its blood! Not some feagued-up old screw, and I know the difference! I want it here in half an hour! Off you go!

Word Forms

• feagues
• feaguing
• feagued

Synonyms for feague

Depending on context, synonyms include ginger, flog, lash, coitize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ginger, bait, impinguate, faunch, edge, grease.

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