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break-vow

noun

Etymology

From break + vow.

  1. derived from vōtum
  2. derived from vut
  3. inherited from vowe
  4. compounded as break-vow — “break + vow”

Definitions

  1. An untrustworthy person

    An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.

    • With that same purpose-changer, that sly devil, / That broker, that still breaks the pate of faith, / That daily break-vow, he that wins of all, / Of kings, of beggars, old men, young men, maids,

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA