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Skevington (iou) and balneary (iou)


Skevington (iou)



Skevington noun. M16.
[Leonard Skevington, Lieutenant of the Tower in the reign of Henry VIII, who invented the instrument.]
Skevington's daughter, (earlier Skevington's gyves, Skevington's irons), an instrument of torture which so compressed the body as to force blood from the nose and ears. Also called Scavenger's daughter.

balneary (iou)



balneary noun & adjective. M17.
[Latin balnearium bathing-place, use as noun of neut. of balnearius adjective, from balneum bath: see -ARY1.]
A. noun. A bath or bathing-place; a medicinal spring. M17.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to baths or bathing. L19.