verge
Pronunciation:
/vɜːd͡ʒ//vɝd͡ʒ/noun
Definitions
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
An edge or border.
The phallus.
An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
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/vɜːd͡ʒ//vɝd͡ʒ/Definitions
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
An edge or border.
The phallus.
An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
/vɜːd͡ʒ//vɝd͡ʒ/Definitions
To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
Example: Eating blowfish verges on insanity.
To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.