crack-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Occurs in two groups of compounds: 1. Combinations in which crack- is the verb stem governing an object: crack-halter n., crack-hemp n., crack-jaw adj., crack-nut n., crack-rope n., crack-tryst n.; so †crack fart, derivative crack-farter (see quots.). 2. Combinations in which crack- apparently stands for cracked- (which is occasionally found in early examples): as crack-brained adj., crack-groat n., crack-headed adj., crack-skull n., crack-winded adj.

1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin ii. 15 Her Head-Quarters Where e're she [Fame, Rumour] roam'd by day, was the Crack-farters!

?1705 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Char. Priest-craft 8 Excommunications..are but what our Famous Queen Elizabeth, when Excommunicated by Pope Sergius, called them, the Popes Crackfarts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	crack-
释义	crack-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Occurs in two groups of compounds: 1. Combinations in which crack- is the verb stem governing an object: crack-halter n., crack-hemp n., crack-jaw adj., crack-nut n., crack-rope n., crack-tryst n.; so †crack fart, derivative crack-farter (see quots.). 2. Combinations in which crack- apparently stands for cracked- (which is occasionally found in early examples): as crack-brained adj., crack-groat n., crack-headed adj., crack-skull n., crack-winded adj. Π 1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin ii. 15 Her Head-Quarters Where e're she [Fame, Rumour] roam'd by day, was the Crack-farters! ?1705 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Char. Priest-craft 8 Excommunications..are but what our Famous Queen Elizabeth, when Excommunicated by Pope Sergius, called them, the Popes Crackfarts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < comb. form1682
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