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单词 newgatory
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Newgatoryadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: proper name Newgate , nugatory adj.
Etymology: Humorous blend of Newgate (see Newgate n.) and nugatory adj.
Obsolete.
Belonging to or characteristic of Newgate prison.
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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [adjective] > in or belonging to specific prisons
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Newgatory1825
1825 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1952) X. 493 Newgatory Instruction.
1825 T. Hood & J. H. Reynolds Odes & Addr. 29 But I don't like your Newgatory teaching.
1877 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VII. lxxxii. 297 The modern philanthropist of the Newgatory school.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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