单词 | verdugo |
释义 | ‖ verdugo Obs. rare. [Sp. (also Pg.) verdugo hangman, lash, rod, shoot, = It. verduco narrow-bladed sword.] A hangman or executioner. Also employed as a term of abuse.
a1616Beaum. & Fl. Scornf. Lady ii. i, Wel. Where are my slippers Sir? Ser[vant]. Here Sir. Wel. Where Sir? have you got the pot Verdugo? have you seen the Horses Sir? a1625Fletcher Woman's Prize iv. i, Contrive your beard o'th top cut like Verdugoes. Hence † verdugoship, the personality of a verdugo or executioner. Obs.—1
1610B. Jonson Alch. iii. iii, His great Verdugo-ship [= a Spaniard] has not a iot of language; So much the easier to be cossin'd, my Dolly. |

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