contund

Updated: January 22, 2026

Here he, who all the week Took bearded mortals by the nose, or sat Weaving dead hairs, and whistling wretched strain, And eke the sturdy youth, whose trade it is Stout oxen to contund, with gold-bound hat And silken stocking strut.

Henry C. (Henry Charles) Shelley - Inns and Taverns of Old London