Adjacent Words
To let flyTo let go
To let go by the run
To let in
To let loose
To let off
To let on
To let out
To let run
To let slide
To let slip
To let the cat out of the bag
To let to farm
To let up
To levy a fine
To levy on goods and chattels
To levy war
To lick into shape
To lick the dust
To lick the spittle of
To lick up
To lie along the shore
To lie at one's door
To lie at the door of
To lie at the heart
To lie at the mercy of
To lie by
To lie hard
To lie in
To lie in one
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Blackmail Black"mail`, n. [Black + mail a piece of money.] 1. A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure. 3. (Eng. Law) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to ``white rent'', which paid in silver. To levy blackmail, to extort money by threats, as of injury to one's reputation.
