stoifling

Updated: May 19, 2025

This sally occasioned a laugh in the Court, which the Attorney-General seemed to take in great dudgeon. "Master Attorney," said Oates, who always interfered in the management of these law-suits, "this is a plain an absolute giving away of the cause I must needs say it, a mere stoifling of the Plaat."

Sir Walter Scott - Peveril of the Peak

Oates, whom less provocation than he had that day received often induced to behave like one frantic with passion, threw himself amongst the crowd, and repeated till he was hoarse, "Theay are stoifling the Plaat! theay are straangling the Plaat! My Laard Justice and Maaster Attarney are in league to secure the escape of the plaaters and Paapists!"

Sir Walter Scott - Peveril of the Peak