| 释义 |
† ˈgissard Obs. rare.
[? popular pronunc. of *geese-ward or -herd.]
(See quots.)
1584R. Scot Disc. Witchcraft, Disc. diuels & spirits xxiiij. 528 The Thebans had not a better shepherd than S. Wendeline, nor a better gissard to keepe their geese than Gallus. 1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 193/1 St. Gallus the Patron of Gissards, or Keepers of Geese. |