Definition for PAS'QUIL, or PAS'QUIN

PAS'QUIL, or PAS'QUIN, n.

A mutilated statue at Rome, in a corner of the palace of Ursini, so called from a cobbler of that name who was remarkable for his sneers and gibes. On this statue it has been customary to paste satiric papers. Hence, a lampoon. – Encyc. Cyc.

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