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noun
A known perjurer; a professional false witness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, obsolete
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Synonyms: hockettor
Antonyms: none provided
History
Suggesting that such a person would be familiar with the whipping-post or pillory.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
