| 释义 |
ˈlennow, a. Obs. exc. dial.
Also 7 lenow, 9 dial. lennaow.
[Of obscure origin; the Lancashire dialect has lennock in the same sense (see Eng. Dial. Dict.).]
Flabby, limp.
1589R. Robinson Gold. Mirr. (Chetham Soc.) 61 My lennow limnes grow dry and stiffe. 1611Cotgr., Gavache, lennow, flaggie, limber. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 607 The branch falleth broad, lenow, and soft. 1882W. Worcester Gloss. s.v., When I were young an' lennaow I'd a gambolled over that stile like one o'clock. |