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retort(3) (iou) and CORSNED, ancient Eng (law)


retort(3) (iou)



retort verb1. L15.
[Latin retort- pa. ppl stem of retorquere, formed as RE- + torquere twist.]
I.
verb trans. Turn or hurl back (an insult, accusation, attack, etc.). Also foll. by against, on, upon. L15.
verb trans. Repay, pay back, requite (something received, esp. an injury); reply in kind to (an insult etc.). Also foll. by on. M16.
a. verb trans. Say by way of a retort, respond sharply that. E17.
Sun Landlord Robin, 43, retorted 'It's a load of tosh.'
b. verb intrans. Make a retort or retorts. E19.
A. Livingstone Her way of retorting to accusations.
verb trans. Answer (an argument etc.) by a similar argument to the contrary; turn (an argument made) back against an opponent. E17.
II. verb trans. Throw back (a weapon), turn back (a blow) on a striker. (Foll. by upon.) L16-L18.
verb trans. Reflect (heat or light); echo (a sound); transmit by reflection. E17-E18.
verb trans. Reject, refuse (an appeal). Only in E17.
a. verb trans. Turn or bend (a thing) back. E17-E18.
b. verb intrans. Spring back, rebound, recoil; twist. M17-E18.
retorter noun1 (now rare or obsolete) L16.

CORSNED, ancient Eng (law)


CORSNED, ancient Eng. law. This was a piece of accursed bread, which a person accused of a crime swallowed to test his innocence. It was supposed person accused of a crime swallowed to test his innocence. It was supposed that, if he was guilty, it would choke him. that, if he was guilty, it would choke him.