Definition of Feagoe

Definition of Feagoe

Feague (?), v. t. [Cf. G. fegen to sweep, Icel. fægia to cleanse, polish, E. fair, fay, to fit, fey to cleanse.] To beat or whip; to drive. [Obs.] Otway.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

FEAGUE. To feague a horse; to put ginger up a horse's
fundament, and formerly, as it is said, a live eel, to make
him lively and carry his tail well; it is said, a forfeit is
incurred by any horse-dealer's servant, who shall shew a
horse without first feaguing him. Feague is used,
figuratively, for encouraging or spiriting one up.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

to decorate or improve in appearance through artificial means
to increase the livelyness of a horse's fundament

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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