v. Obs. rare–1. To beat black and blue (cf. BLUE a. 2).
a. 1626. W. Sclater, Three Serm. (1629), 9. Therefore S. Paul kept his body in subiection, and, that he might keepe it vnder, blue-beate it.
v. Obs. rare–1. To beat black and blue (cf. BLUE a. 2).
a. 1626. W. Sclater, Three Serm. (1629), 9. Therefore S. Paul kept his body in subiection, and, that he might keepe it vnder, blue-beate it.
