n.
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, to thrust
Date: 1503
1 a : to perforate in an ornamental pattern b : to cut a saw-toothed edge on
2 a : PIERCE , STAB b : to wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule
n.
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, to thrust
Date: 1503
1 a : to perforate in an ornamental pattern b : to cut a saw-toothed edge on
2 a : PIERCE , STAB b : to wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012