ˈjail-deˌliver, v. nonce-wd.
[A back-formation from jail-delivery in sense 2.]
trans. To deliver from jail.
| 1631 R. H. Arraignm. Whole Creature i. 8 It dissolves the very workes of the devill, Iaile-delivers his prisoners. |
ˈjail-deˌliver, v. nonce-wd.
[A back-formation from jail-delivery in sense 2.]
trans. To deliver from jail.
| 1631 R. H. Arraignm. Whole Creature i. 8 It dissolves the very workes of the devill, Iaile-delivers his prisoners. |
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