单词 | afterings |
释义 | afteringsn. 1. That which remains or is left; the remnant, the remains; (Theology) a part of the suffering of Christ that remains in the flesh of man. Now Scottish and rare.In theological use with reference to Colossians 1:24. The term itself does not appear in any biblical translation, its use apparently deriving from the works of Bishop Hall (see quots. 1609, a1656). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > leavings after main part exhausted leaving1340 leavingc1350 beleavingc1440 residence?1545 afterings1609 refuse1665 fleeting-milka1670 tailings1764 rinsing1812 1609 Bp. J. Hall Passion-serm. 56 These are the (ὕστερηματα) afterings of Christs sufferings: in himselfe it is finished; in his members it is not, till the world be finished. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 123 The Afterings of the Afflictions of Christ in my flesh. 1662 N. Horsman Spiritual Bee ii. 69 By these..afterings of sufferings, I have acted over the Tragedy on him again, as though it had not been finished. 1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous v. 85 We read indeed of certain..afterings of Faith.., but there will be here no..afterings of glory. 1702 M. Sylvester Christian's Race & Patience I. iii. 116 These afterings... That must be filled up; even such as..Christ himself past through who was obedient to the Death of the Cross. 1848 J. Gray Key to Gray's Ale Brewer's Assistant 28 The richest of the wort may go to the Ale—the afterings may be wrought up in low-priced Ale or Table Beer. 1872 G. Macaulay Puritan Theol. I. v. 397 His followers..are all baptised for the dead, or with a view to obedience, sufferings, and death, that in them Christ may fill up that which remains—the afterings of his sufferings. 1926 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Drunk Man looks at Thistle 25 Or is this Heaven, this yalla licht, And I the aft'rins o' the Earth? 2. Something which follows something else; esp. consequences, outcome. Chiefly Scottish in later use.In quot. 1644 perhaps a figurative use of sense 3. ΚΠ 1644 W. Barton Bk. Psalms Ded. sig. A2v Reader vouchsafe to see, and looke, and taste a sup of Hymns, and creamy afterings, made up in the last sheet of all the book. 1823 J. Galt Ringan Gilhaize III. x. 88 I have been the more strict in setting down these circumstantials, because in the bloody afterings of that meeting they were altogether lost sight of. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 15 An' a' the efterins o' his ploy Had santit in a gale o' joy. 1980 Res. Afr. Lit. 11 72 (heading) Afterings of confession. Mugo's public confession in Ngugi's novel operates as a crucial point of reference for those reactions and developments that constitute the closing dramas of the narrative. 3. Scottish and English regional. The last milk that may be drawn from a cow.Cf. quot. 1644 at sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > last strainings of milk afterings1688 jibbings1824 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [noun] > milking > last drainings strokings1602 streakings1658 afterings1688 stripping1781 strapping1806 jibbings1824 hind milk1895 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 173/1 Afterings, the Stroakings, or last that is Milkt from a Cow. 1777 Farmer's Mag. Jan. 376 The vessel appointed to receive the collection of afterings and skimmed cream for the next churning. 1796 Glasse's Art of Cookery (new ed.) xxii. 354 Put one large spoonful of steep to five quarts of afterings. 1811 W. Aiton Gen. View Agric. Ayr 443 Older ones [sc. calves] are fed on that which is last drawn, termed afterings. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. i. 7 It were only yesterday as she aimed her leg right at t' pail wi' t' afterings in. 1882 Notes & Queries 15 July 54/2 The first milk drawn from the cow is the poorest..the latest drawn milk, called the ‘afterings’, is the richest. 1908 H. Ingle Elem. Agric. Chem. x. 192 The ‘fore-milk’, too, contains very small globules of fat, while the ‘strippings’ or ‘afterings’ contain large globules. 1979 P.-G. Boucé in T. Smollett Roderick Random 463 Known as ‘afterings’ locally, the last milk drawn from a cow, thought to be the richest. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 5/1 Afterings, the last odd drops of the cow's milk squeezed out after the milking is really over. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1609 |
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