feague

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fiːɡ/

Verb

obsolete

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. / (obsolete) To beat or whip; to drive.

Japanese Meaning

馬の活気を上げるために、生姜の皮や生のウナギなどの刺激物をその肛門に挿入する行為 / （古語）打つ、鞭で打つ、あるいは追い立てる

What is this buttons?

The stablemaster would feague tired nags before the race to make them run livelier.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

厩舎の管理人は、レースの前に疲れた馬の肛門に、生の生姜の皮をむいた一片や生きたウナギのような刺激物を挿入して馬を元気づけていた。

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Sense（1）

FEAGUE, to feague a horse; to put ginger up a horse's fundament, to make him lively, and carry his tail well; it is said, a forfeit is incurred by any horse dealer's servant, who shall show a horse without first feagueing him, used figuratively for encouraging or spiriting one up.

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Sense（2）

(obsolete) To beat or whip; to drive.

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.

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Sense（3）

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

Sir Sim[on Addlepot]. I vvill carry the VViddovv to the French Houſe. / [Mrs.] Joyn[er]. If ſhe vvill goe. / Sir Sim. If ſhe vvill go; vvhy, did you ever knovv a VVidovv refuſe a treat? no more than a Lavvyer a Fee faith and troth; yet I know too. / No treat, ſvveet words, good meen, but ſly Intrigue / That muſt at length, the jilting VVidovv fegue.

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