corsned

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English

Etymology

From Old English corsnǽd (literally chosen piece).

Noun

corsned

  1. (Anglo-Saxon law) A consecrated piece of bread given to a person suspected of a crime, indicating innocence if swallowed easily and guilt if it stuck in the throat; a morsel of execration.
    • 1870 April 23, The Albany Law Journal, Albany, New York, page 306, column 1:
      This corsned was then given to the suspected person[.]

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