Elingued

/ɪˈlɪŋɡwd/ adjective

Definition

Deprived of a tongue; made tongueless (rare variant of elinguated).

Etymology

From elinguate with -ed ending, or possibly influenced by French elingué. A variant form of elinguated, possibly more Continental European in usage.

Kelly Says

'Elingued' is the rarer spelling of elinguated, suggesting that this horrifying word had enough regional variants that both versions appeared in historical documents across different languages and periods.

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