ILL-USAGE, ILL-USE, ILL-USED
ADJECTIVES
► ILL-DONE-TO ill-used → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-PUT-ON ill-used 1905 Eng. dial (Bk.)
VERBS
► BESHREW to ill-use, to treat evilly, to abuse → c1430 obs.
► HARRY to ill-use, to maltreat, to persecute; to torment, to harass; to bother → a1400
► LEAD A LIFE LIKE A TOAD UNDER A HARROW ► LIVE A LIFE LIKE A TOAD UNDER A HARROW to suffer from ill-usage or ill-treatment → 1902 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OOL to ill-use, to treat harshly, to bully; to wreck the health or spirits of → 1832 Sc.
► TANCEL ► TANSEL to ill-use, to beat, to thrash → 1895 Eng. dial.