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Pasquin

Păs'quin, n.

noun

(păs'kwin), n. [It. pasquino, Sp. pasquin.] A mutilated statue at Rome, in a corner of the palace of Ursini, so called from a cobbler who was remarkable for his sneers and gibes, and near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it has been customary to paste satiric papers. Hence, a lampoon.

Păs'quin or Păs'quin-āde', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To lampoon; to satirize. [Rare.] Burton.

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