Allusive and figurative uses. in allusion to the former custom of hanging a whetstone round the neck of a liar; esp. in to lie for the whetstone, to…
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > public or popular punishments > [verb (intransitive)] > be punished by whetstone (1) to lie for the whetstone1418 Allusive and figurative uses. in allusion to the former custom of hanging a whetstone round the neck of a liar; esp. in to lie for the whetstone, to… |
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