A wisp of straw put into a hoop of iron, used by a blacksmith in watering his fire, A mallet for beating linen, used in washing, An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals, adjective_ Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin, Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man, Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated