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单词 measly-shankit
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measly-shankitadj.

Brit. /ˈmiːzlɪˌʃaŋkɪt/, U.S. /ˈmizliˌʃæŋkɪt/, Scottish English /ˈmizlɪˌʃaŋkᵻt/
Forms: 1700s maesly shanket, 1900s– measly-shankit.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: measly adj., English shankit , shanked adj.
Etymology: < measly adj. + shankit, Scots variant of shanked adj. Compare slightly earlier mizzle-shinned adj., and also the modern Scots form mizlie-shinned recorded in Conc. Scots Dict. (1985) at Maisle.
Scottish. Now rare.
Having legs with blotched skin; = mizzle-shinned adj.
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?1771 Whole Proc. Jocky & Maggy iii. 14 How cou'd ye confess sae meikle to Maesly Shanket Marren.
1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 9 Had Doddy rued it efter a', The measly-shankit Johnny-Raw!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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