| 释义 |
tupto-ing, pres. pple. nonce-wd.|ˈtjuːptəʊɪŋ|
In quot. tuptowing.
[f. Gr. τύπτω, 1st pers. pres. ind. of τύπτειν (as the verb commonly learned first) + -ing2.]
Conjugating τύπτω; ‘grinding’ at Greek (and Latin) verbs.
[1762Sterne Tr. Shandy V. xlii, Seven long years..τυπτω⁓ing it, at Greek and Latin.] 1824Scott Redgauntlet ch. xiv, Jack Hadaway..was ‘tuptowing’ away with a dozen of wretched boys. |