Ferishtah admits that there are lives which seem to be, perhaps are, stained with a black so deep that no intervening whiteness can affect it; and he declares that this possibility of absolute human suffering is a constant Chastener to his own joys.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
This "jambok" is a severe Chastener to an obstinate ox.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
Houssaie, from hoax, holly, gives Hussey; chastenai, chestnut grove, exists in Nottingham as Chastener; coudrai, hazel copse, gives Cowdrey and Cowdery; Verney and Varney are from vernai, grove of alders, of Celtic origin, and Viney corresponds to the French name Vinoy, Lat.
"The Romance of Names"
Ernest Weekley