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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A small pointed object.
  • A sharp feeling of remorse. (''Acts'' ii. 37.)
  • obsolete [ca. 1740-1850] Small roll of yarn or tobacco.
  • vulgar|especially|_|US A penis.
  • The feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail.
  • British|slang|pejorative A man or boy who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

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Verb:

  • obsolete To trace a ship?s course on a chart.
  • obsolete To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)
  • figurative To urge, to spur, to goad, to incite.
  • transitive To pierce or puncture.

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