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单词 urisk
释义 urisk|ˈʊərɪsk|
Also uruisg.
[a. Gaelic ùruisg, uirisg.]
In the Highlands of Scotland: A supernatural being supposed to frequent lonely places; a brownie.
1806P. Graham Scenery Perthshire 19 The Urisks were a sort of lubberly supernaturals, who..could be gained over by kind attentions, to perform the drudgery of the farm.1853C. Rogers Week at Bridge of Allan (ed. 3) 330 The Urisks, a species of beings of which the existence was long credited in the upland and secluded districts of Scotland.1885Chamb. Jrnl. 371 The urisks..acted the part ascribed to the brownies of England.
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