单词 | cockweb |
释义 | cockwebn. British regional. Now rare. = cobweb n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) > web webOE netOE cobweb1323 lop-webc1400 wevet1499 attercop1530 spider-web1535 caul1548 mouseweb1556 spider coba1571 twail1608 spider's cloth1638 cockweba1642 texturea1774 worm-web1822 a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 111 Cocke-webbe-Lawne or Tiffeny is the sheirest and cheapest lawne of all. ?1740 J. Ralph in Caledonian Misc. 57 My Grandy..Skilfu' the gushen bluid wi' cockwebs staid. 1868 Newcastle Guardian & Tyne Mercury 17 Oct. 5/2 Uz workinmen toilin a' day lang rekwire sumthink it neet ti blaw away the cockwebs an vapors thit get aroond yen's hart an brane. 1934 B. Tunstall Long Day Closes ii. vi. 89 Sometimes we talked: of Squire and my lady; of the cockwebs shining on the hedges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1642 |
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