sent to the Tower

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Tower of London, a famous prison.

[edit] Verb

sent to the Tower

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of send to the tower.
  2. (British, colloquial) imprisoned; punished.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Almost exclusively used in the past tense; “send to the Tower” is virtually unknown. “Tower” is capitalized, as it is a proper noun, referring to “The Tower (of London)”.
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