单词 | conjobble |
释义 | conjobblev. ‘To concert, to settle, to discuss: a low cant word’ (Johnson). ‘Still in colloquial use’ ( N.E.D., 1891). ΘΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse with [verb (transitive)] > discuss or confer about bespeakc1175 roundc1275 talka1387 discuss1402 commune1423 common1435 discutec1440 ventilate?1530 discourse1546 confer1552 consult?1553 imparlc1600 parle1631 conjobble1692 to talk over1734 chew1939 punt1945 to kick about1966 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables lxxiii. 73 What would a body think now of a Prime Minister that should Conjobble Matters of State with Tumblers and Buffoons? 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Conjobble, to chat together. 1770 T. Amory Life John Buncle (new ed.) III. iii. 75 By conjobbling matters of faith in this manner, they saw, we had three distinct selfs..equal in power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1692 |
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