释义 |
ˈfloat-whey Sc. and north. dial. [f. float v. + whey.] ‘Those parts of the curd left in whey, which, when it is boiled, float on the top’ (Jam.).
1549Compl. Scotl. vi. 43 Thai maid grit cheir of..reym, flot quhaye, grene cheis. 1823Galt Entail vii. 22 The float whey which in a large china punch-bowl graced the centre of the table. 1847in Halliwell. Northumb. |