To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.

(biblical) A book of the Apocrypha.

(politics) A group of countries whose leaders have been persuaded by another to take up a specific task, usually in the context of an invasion or war.

(idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.

(idiomatic) Something that is symbolic of an era.

(idiomatic) Finished; at an ignoble end.

simple past tense and past participle of screw the pooch (slang) (To have screwed up or to have made a mistake.)

An uncut diamond. / (figuratively) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.

Alternative form of for the hell of it

(singular only) The strict interpretation of the law or rules.