| 单词 | a few gruel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa few gruel b. Modifying a mass noun treated as a plural count noun: (of quantity) not much, a little. Chiefly in a few broth, a few gruel, a few porridge. English regional and Scottish in later use.The nouns broth and porridge frequently occur with plural agreement in English regional and Scottish varieties that show this construction. ΚΠ 1551 T. Lever Serm. xiiii. December (new ed.) sig. E.iiv Hauyng a fewe porage made of the brothe of the same byefe. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 253 Broath..to sup now and then a fewe. 1675 T. Powell Young Mans Confl. with Devil ii. 56 A poor Small-coal-man..was going along the streets, who was measuring of a few Small-coal to one of his Customers. 1752 W. Chaigneau Hist. Jack Connor II. ix. 114 He's very fond of a few broth. 1803 S. Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. (1844) xvi. 181 ‘Stay a few while,’ a Londoner says. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (at cited word) A ‘little few broth’. 1893 in H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) 60 Go home and have a few gruel or broth to keep the cold out. 1904 Acad. & Lit. 23 July 56/1 In many places in Scotland, and almost everywhere in England, I have heard it used as having a plural signification. For example: ‘Make a few porridge’. 1997 J. Whinray Down 'long weth We 27 We'd a fine denar sure enough; a few broth,..a starry-gazey pie, and a thoomping figgy pudden. < as lemmas |
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