(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
gulfhammock
jackknifing
jackknifing
verb
present participle of jackknife
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
prefranking
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the responsibility of a guardian
the storage of assets in a protected area
taffymaking
taffymaking
noun
The manufacture of taffy.
thiefmaking
trafficking
trafficking
noun
(biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Clipping of arms trafficking: the smuggling of illegal arms.
Clipping of drug trafficking: the distribution of illegal drugs.