Feague

Origin

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

Full definition of feague

Verb

1. To decorate or improve in appearance through artificial means.
2. 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 fundament.
3. (obsolete) To beat or whip; to drive.
• 1681, Thomas Otway, The Soldier's Fortune, Act 5:Beaugard: Hark ye, ye curs, keep off from snapping at my heels, or I shall so feague ye.