coventry

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I don't say that we could do anything; but as we should represent most of the large estates round here, I don't think old Jackson and his son would like being sent to coventry.

From With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

She had received signs of what might lead to partial coventry on the part of a number of upper class students.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

I've just heard, from Trotter, that a good many of the fellows in our class are scorching me, and talking of sending me to coventry.

From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

One of Marion's modes of getting rid of worthless officers, was to put them into coventry.

From The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, William Gilmore

Confidence was universal, and the man who raised a warning voice found himself figuratively "sent to coventry."

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland