单词 | counter-puff |
释义 | counter-puffn. rare. A puff in the opposite direction, a contrary puff. ΚΠ 1605 J. Sylvester tr. Fathers in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 507 The loftie Pine that's shaken to and fro With Counter-pufs of sundrie winds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † counter-puffv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To puff against; to issue a counterblast to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > answer [verb (transitive)] > send answer in return > in rebuttal agiveOE retort?1567 rejoin1601 surreply1650 counter-puffa1658 riposte1851 surrebut1866 a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 142 Thus I have entreated Patience of my self to Counterpuff your Pamphlet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1605v.a1658 |
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