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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In early English law, the offense of defiling or poisoning waters.
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sionnach commented on the word lurgulary
Casting any corrupt or poisonous thing in the water
Wharton's law-lexicon, or, Dictionary of jurisprudence: Explaining the technical words and phrases employed in the several departments of English law, ... of the ancient and modern commentators.
October 21, 2007
skipvia commented on the word lurgulary
I am constantly amazed by the actions to which we attach words, perhaps no more so than for this one. Do we have a word for tossing a corrupt or poisonous thing into a wastebasket? How about into a chasm or over a precipice? How about tossing a bitter thing into the water?
I am also constantly in your debt, sionnach, for bringing these wonders to me.
October 21, 2007
reesetee commented on the word lurgulary
Seconded, sionnach!
October 22, 2007
sionnach commented on the word lurgulary
A big shoutout to all my well-poisoning peeps!
January 17, 2009