chastener
- a word derived from chasten.
Example Sentences
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And loyal Henry Wallace, smitten hip & thigh himself, still loved his chastener.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could not surrender herself entirely to the chastener.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore
He is not yet, however, married, and marriage is a great chastener.
From The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth
He was to learn the lesson then, as a wholesome chastener to the pride of success.
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles
On John Cross she fixed her fearless eye, like that of some fallen angel, still braving the chastener, whom he can not contend with.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore
