| 释义 |
bewith Sc.|ˈbiːwɪð|
[lit. ‘what one can be with,’ equivalent to the Eng. do with; ‘To be wi' to tolerate, to bear with.’ (Jamieson.)]
A makeshift, stopgap, substitute.
1724Ramsay Tea-t. Misc. (ed. 9) I. 105 This bewith, when cunzie is scanty Will keep them frae making din. |