Definition of FEAGUE

feague

Plural: feagues

Verb

  • 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.
  • To beat or whip; to drive.
  • To subject to some harmful scheme; to ‘do in’.
  • To have sexual intercourse with.

Noun

  • An unkempt, slatternly person.

Origin / Etymology

From Dutch vegen (“to sweep, strike”), from Middle Dutch vēghen (“to cleanse”), from Old Dutch *fegōn (“to cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *faginōn, from Proto-Germanic *faginōną (“to decorate, make beautiful”), from Proto-Indo-European *pōḱ-, *pēḱ- (“to clean, to adorn”).
Cognate with Danish feje (“to sweep”), German fegen (“to cleanse, scour, sweep”), Icelandic fægja (“to polish”), Swedish feja (“to sweep”). More at fay, fair, fake.

Synonyms

coitize, copulate with, flog, ginger, go to bed with, lash, sleep with, whip

Scrabble Score: 10

feague: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
feague: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
feague: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

feague: not valid in Words With Friends