Meanings
nounscleragogy (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablesevere discipline
we let others run faster than we , in Temperance , in Chastity , in Scleragogy
1693, John Hacket, Scrinia Reserata
Origin
Ancient Greek hard + a leading or training.
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scleragogy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scleragogy
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