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单词 press-yard
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Definition of press-yard in English:

press-yard

noun ˈprɛsjɑːd
historical
  • A yard at the former Newgate Prison, London, where the torture of peine forte et dure is believed to have originally been carried out, and from which, at a later period, condemned prisoners started for the place of execution.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Mercurius Civicus. From press + yard.

 
 

Definition of press-yard in US English:

press-yard

nounˈprɛsjɑːd
historical
  • A yard at the former Newgate Prison, London, where the torture of peine forte et dure is believed to have originally been carried out, and from which, at a later period, condemned prisoners started for the place of execution.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Mercurius Civicus. From press + yard.

 
 
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