| 单词 |
hogmace |
| 释义 |
† ˈhogmace Obs. A name given (at Sandwich, Kent) to the staff of office of that serjeant-at-mace, who was hog warden; also to the officer himself.
1792W. Boys Hist. Sandwich 689, 1559..The hogmace to have one yard [of cloth] for his coat. Ibid. 785 The hog⁓mace, or sergeant at brazen mace, is first mentioned in 1471. He bears a stout staff with a brazen head. 1881Jewitt in Art Jrnl. 105 In 1452 an overseer of the streets was appointed ‘who is to have a gown and a salary of 20s. a year; he is to bear the Hog Mace, to wait upon the mayor, &c.’ |

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