n. An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts;
There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. G. S. Faber. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) The pansy.
n. [ Perhaps span + AS. sāl a rope. ] A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.