Expediate
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To injure (a dog) by cutting away the pads of the forefeet, thereby preventing it from hunting. historical, rare, transitive
"EXPEDIATE—is a term tranſmitted from one book to another by former writers, but is at preſent little uſed in either theory or practice. It implies the cutting out the centrical ball of the foot of a dog, or ſuch claws as ſhall totally prevent his purſuit of game. In earlier times, when the forest laws were more rigidly enforced, the owner of any dog not expediated, living within the diſtrict, was liable to a fine for non-obedience."
- 2 Misconstruction of expedite. alt-of, misconstruction
- 1 Expeditious. obsolete
Example
More examples"EXPEDIATE—is a term tranſmitted from one book to another by former writers, but is at preſent little uſed in either theory or practice. It implies the cutting out the centrical ball of the foot of a dog, or ſuch claws as ſhall totally prevent his purſuit of game. In earlier times, when the forest laws were more rigidly enforced, the owner of any dog not expediated, living within the diſtrict, was liable to a fine for non-obedience."
Etymology
From Latin (ex-, pes, pedis (“foot”)); compare excoriate.
See expedite and expeditious.
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