defoul

present singular third person defouls · participle present defouling · participle past defouled · past defouled · alternative defoyle · alternative defoil

1. obsoleteTo trample underfoot.

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   And so whanne they had horsed the kynges ageyne they drewe hem al xj kynges to gyder and said they wold be reuenged of the dommage that they had taken that day / The meane whyle cam in syr Ector with an egyr countenaunce / and found Vlfyus and Brastias on foote in grete perylle of deth that were fowle defoyled vnder horsfeet

   And so after having horsed the kings again, they brought together all of the 11 kings and said they wanted to be revenged for the damage they had taken that day. Meanwhile Sir Hector came in with an eager countenance and found Ulfius and Brastias on foot, in great peril of death, foully trampled under horsefeet

   1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book I

2. obsoleteTo physically crush or break.

   Then Sir Galahad began to break spears marvelously, that all men had wonder of him; for he there surmounted all other knights, for within a while he had defouled many good knights of the Table Round save twain, that was Sir Launcelot and Sir Percivale.

   1922, Charles Sylvester, Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

3. obsoleteTo oppress, keep down.
4. obsoleteTo defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.

   Synonyms: abuse, ravish, violate, abuse, constuprate, defile, dishonour, force