单词 | mistetched |
释义 | mistetchedadj. English regional (chiefly (northern). Esp. of a horse: badly trained. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > badly trained or of bad habits lunt1639 mistetched1691 misteached1788 1691 J. Ray N. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 49 Mistetcht; that hath got an ill habit, Property or Custom. A Mistecht Horse. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Mistecht, that has got an ill-habit, property, or custom; as a mistecht horse. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mistetched, spoiled—said of a horse that has learnt vicious tricks. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Mistached, mistetched... ‘A dangerous horse is termed mistached’. 1900 Darlington Horse Shoers' Assoc. Price List Cramped or Mis-stetched Horses. 1977 J. Y. Mather & H. H. Speitel Ling. Atlas Scotl. II. 157 The word(s) used to describe a horse which is obstinate and refuses to obey orders, [Northumberland] mistatched, mistitched. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1691 |
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