mivvyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪvi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪvi/

Forms: 1800s mivvey, 1800s– mivey (in sense 2), 1800s– mivvy, 1800s– mivy (in sense 2).

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain.The three senses may not be connected. In sense 1 perhaps ultimately a variant or alteration of marvel n.² In sense 3 perhaps ultimately a variant or alteration of marvel n.¹ With sense 2 perhaps compare later skivvy n.¹

British slang. Now rare.

1. A marble.

ΚΠ

1856 Notes & Queries 5 Apr. 283/2 Mivvies, marbles.

1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. i. iv. 33 You were always a good one at striking a bargain, my boy! What about: ‘Four mivvies for an alley!’

2. derogatory. A woman; esp. the landlady of a lodging house.

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the world > people > person > woman > [noun]

wifeeOE

womaneOE

womanOE

queanOE

brideOE

viragoc1000

to wifeOE

burdc1225

ladyc1225

carlinec1375

stotc1386

marec1387

pigsneyc1390

fellowa1393

piecec1400

femalea1425

goddessa1450

fairc1450

womankindc1450

fellowessa1500

femininea1513

tega1529

sister?1532

minikinc1540

wyec1540

placket1547

pig's eye1553

hen?1555

ware1558

pussy?a1560

jade1560

feme1566

gentlewoman1567

mort1567

pinnacea1568

jug1569

rowen1575

tarleather1575

mumps1576

skirt1578

piga1586

rib?1590

puppy1592

smock1592

maness1594

sloy1596

Madonna1602

moll1604

periwinkle1604

Partlet1607

rib of man1609

womanship?1609

modicum1611

Gypsy1612

petticoata1616

runniona1616

birda1627

lucky1629

she-man1640

her1646

lost rib1647

uptails1671

cow1696

tittup1696

cummer17..

wife1702

she-woman1703

person1704

molly1706

fusby1707

goody1708

riding hood1718

birdie1720

faggot1722

piece of goods1727

woman body1771

she-male1776

biddy1785

bitch1785

covess1789

gin1790

pintail1792

buer1807

femme1814

bibi1816

Judy1819

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

wifie1823

craft1829

shickster?1834

heifer1835

mot1837

tit1837

Sitt1838

strap1842

hay-bag1851

bint1855

popsy1855

tart1864

woman's woman1868

to deliver the goods1870

chapess1871

Dona1874

girl1878

ladykind1878

mivvy1881

dudess1883

dudette1883

dudine1883

tid1888

totty1890

tootsy1895

floozy1899

dame1902

jane1906

Tom1906

frail1908

bit of stuff1909

quim1909

babe1911

broad1914

muff1914

manhole1916

number1919

rossie1922

bit1923

man's woman1928

scupper1935

split1935

rye mort1936

totsy1938

leg1939

skinny1941

Richard1950

potato1957

scow1960

wimmin1975

womyn1975

womxn1991

society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [noun] > with temporary accommodation > keeper of lodging house

mivvy1881

the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > landowner > landlord > woman

landlady?1533

land-mistress1860

mivvy1881

bunk-wife1937

1881 Punch 10 Sept. 110/1 Lor' bless yer, they don't knaw the ropes, these old mivvies don't, more than a mug.

1887 Punch 10 Sept. 111/1 And talk about stodge! Jest you arsk the old mivvey as caters for me at the crib where I lodge.

1892 E. J. Milliken 'Arry Ballads 13/2 Bare-armed old mivvies you meet spread out pink in a theatre stall.

1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 195 Mivvy, femme.

3. A person who is adept at something; an expert.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > exceptionally skilled person

wizard1620

virtuoso1682

jumbo1823

ace1840

crackerjack1895

mivvy1906

whizz1914

whizzo1977

1906 E. Pugh Spoilers xv. 162 He's a mivvy at makin' things easy.

1959 ‘O. Mills’ Stairway to Murder xi. 121 He's a mivvy with anything like that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mivvy
释义	mivvyn. Brit. /ˈmɪvi/, U.S. /ˈmɪvi/ Forms: 1800s mivvey, 1800s– mivey (in sense 2), 1800s– mivvy, 1800s– mivy (in sense 2). Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain.The three senses may not be connected. In sense 1 perhaps ultimately a variant or alteration of marvel n.² In sense 3 perhaps ultimately a variant or alteration of marvel n.¹ With sense 2 perhaps compare later skivvy n.¹ British slang. Now rare. 1. A marble. ΚΠ 1856 Notes & Queries 5 Apr. 283/2 Mivvies, marbles. 1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. i. iv. 33 You were always a good one at striking a bargain, my boy! What about: ‘Four mivvies for an alley!’ 2. derogatory. A woman; esp. the landlady of a lodging house. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] wifeeOE womaneOE womanOE queanOE brideOE viragoc1000 to wifeOE burdc1225 ladyc1225 carlinec1375 stotc1386 marec1387 pigsneyc1390 fellowa1393 piecec1400 femalea1425 goddessa1450 fairc1450 womankindc1450 fellowessa1500 femininea1513 tega1529 sister?1532 minikinc1540 wyec1540 placket1547 pig's eye1553 hen?1555 ware1558 pussy?a1560 jade1560 feme1566 gentlewoman1567 mort1567 pinnacea1568 jug1569 rowen1575 tarleather1575 mumps1576 skirt1578 piga1586 rib?1590 puppy1592 smock1592 maness1594 sloy1596 Madonna1602 moll1604 periwinkle1604 Partlet1607 rib of man1609 womanship?1609 modicum1611 Gypsy1612 petticoata1616 runniona1616 birda1627 lucky1629 she-man1640 her1646 lost rib1647 uptails1671 cow1696 tittup1696 cummer17.. wife1702 she-woman1703 person1704 molly1706 fusby1707 goody1708 riding hood1718 birdie1720 faggot1722 piece of goods1727 woman body1771 she-male1776 biddy1785 bitch1785 covess1789 gin1790 pintail1792 buer1807 femme1814 bibi1816 Judy1819 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 wifie1823 craft1829 shickster?1834 heifer1835 mot1837 tit1837 Sitt1838 strap1842 hay-bag1851 bint1855 popsy1855 tart1864 woman's woman1868 to deliver the goods1870 chapess1871 Dona1874 girl1878 ladykind1878 mivvy1881 dudess1883 dudette1883 dudine1883 tid1888 totty1890 tootsy1895 floozy1899 dame1902 jane1906 Tom1906 frail1908 bit of stuff1909 quim1909 babe1911 broad1914 muff1914 manhole1916 number1919 rossie1922 bit1923 man's woman1928 scupper1935 split1935 rye mort1936 totsy1938 leg1939 skinny1941 Richard1950 potato1957 scow1960 wimmin1975 womyn1975 womxn1991 society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [noun] > with temporary accommodation > keeper of lodging house mivvy1881 the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > landowner > landlord > woman landlady?1533 land-mistress1860 mivvy1881 bunk-wife1937 1881 Punch 10 Sept. 110/1 Lor' bless yer, they don't knaw the ropes, these old mivvies don't, more than a mug. 1887 Punch 10 Sept. 111/1 And talk about stodge! Jest you arsk the old mivvey as caters for me at the crib where I lodge. 1892 E. J. Milliken 'Arry Ballads 13/2 Bare-armed old mivvies you meet spread out pink in a theatre stall. 1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 195 Mivvy, femme. 3. A person who is adept at something; an expert. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > exceptionally skilled person wizard1620 virtuoso1682 jumbo1823 ace1840 crackerjack1895 mivvy1906 whizz1914 whizzo1977 1906 E. Pugh Spoilers xv. 162 He's a mivvy at makin' things easy. 1959 ‘O. Mills’ Stairway to Murder xi. 121 He's a mivvy with anything like that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
随便看	to read up to read upon the lips to read with the left eye to reap what one sows to reap where a person has sown to reap where has sown to reap, win one's laurels to rear its head to rear its ugly head to rearrange a person's face to rearrange the deckchairs on the titanic to reason to reason in a circle to reassert itself to reassume oneself to receive a call to receive communion to receive in mainprize to receive in marriage to mourn up to mouse out to mouse over to mouth off to move a finger to move a motive