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单词 minovery
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minoveryn.

Forms: 1600s minouery.
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: manoeuvre n.2
Etymology: Apparently a variant or altered form of manoeuvre n.2; compare -y suffix3, -y suffix4. The source from which Cowell obtained the word is unknown.It is uncertain whether the following shows an alteration of the present word after manoeuvre n.2 or whether it reflects an earlier form manovery which Cowell has misapprehended:1882 Imperial Dict. III. 116/1 Manovery... In law, a device or manœuvring to catch game illegally.
Law. Obsolete. rare.
A device or system for poaching game.
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1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Xx1v/1 Minouery..signifie some trespasse or offence committed by a mans handie worke in the Forest, as an engyn to catch Deere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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