释义 |
thrippling, vbl. n. Sc. ? Obs. [app. f. rippling vbl. n.1 with thr- for r-, as in thresh, thrush, for rush.] thrippling-comb, a comb-like implement for cleaning flax or hemp; = ripple n.1
1728Ramsay Bob of Dunblane i, Lend me your braw hemp heckle And I'll lend you my thripling kame. 1874Mem. Alloa 74 His winsome thrifty dame Plyin' wi' eident han' her thriplin' kaim. |