| 释义 |
† ˈcuckoo-ˌpintle Obs.
[Named from the form of the spadix.]
= prec.
c1450Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 588 Jarus, cokkupyntel, calvysfote. 1597Gerarde Herbal i. lxv. (1598) 90 Wake Robin or Aron..Plinies cowkowpintle. 1635Brome Sparagus Garden iii. xi. Wks. 1873 III. 174 S'daggers three pound for a few Cuckoe pintles. 1682Hist. Chocolate in Harl. Misc I. 534 They would have thrown away their wake-robins and their cuckow-pointles. |