释义 |
† ˈhenwile Sc. Obs. [app. f. hen n. + wile.] A petty or contemptible wile or stratagem.
a1662R. Baillie Lett. (1775) II. 80 (Jam.) Their old unhappy and unprofitable way of hen-wiles. 1697Cleland Poems 55 (Jam.) Seeks out raw shifts, and poor hen wiles. 1728P. Walker Life Peden Pref. (ed. 3) 23 Jurants sitting at the Head..as if they were to communicate, using that Hen-wyle to get the Tables full. |