| 单词 | knuckle-down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasknuckle-down knuckle-down n. (a) a game at marbles (see 1 and 4); (b) submission; as adv. = submissively. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > submission > [noun] kneeinga1240 submittingc1460 submissiona1475 submittance1602 resignation1663 dedition1667 knuckle-down1859 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > type of game taw1709 chock1819 ring taw1828 knucks1840 spannims1847 three-holes1853 knuckle-down1859 bonce1862 spanners1881 stonk1896 1859 J. Ruskin Two Paths iv. 181 How that vagabond child at the street corner is managing his game of knuckle~down. 1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 215 Our people are bent on nothing but a complete knuckle-down. 1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. 184 Long sighs only lead to turn-up noses. He plays too knuckle-down at it. < as lemmas |
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