JEDBURGH CAST


Meaning of JEDBURGH CAST in English

ˈjedˌbərə-, -_b(ə)rə- noun

also jed·dart cast ˈjedə(r)t-

Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: from Jedburgh or Jeddart, town in Roxburgh, Scotland, where in the 17th century a band of marauders was summarily executed

Scotland : a court trial after punishment has been inflicted

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