† impalationn.
Obsolete. rare.
= impalement n. 4.
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impaling1615
impalement1630
picketing1718
impalation1744
1744 J. Paterson Compl. Comm. Paradise Lost 357 Impalation is a most tormenting punishment of malefactors.
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n.1744- to get off the mark
- to get off the pot
- to get off the spot
- to get off to a —— start
- to get off to sleep
- to get off with
- to get off, etc, on the wrong foot
- to get old
- to get on
- to get on a person's ass
- to get on a person's nerves
- to get on a person's quince
- to get on a person's tit
- to get on a person's tits
- to get on fire
- to get on his etc feet
- to get on his feet
- to get on his her feet
- to get on ignorant
- to get on in the world
- to get on in years or life
- to get on like a house on fire
- to get on lock
- to get on one's feet
- to get on one's hind legs