单词 | nieveful |
释义 | nievefuln. Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). A handful; a small quantity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount speckc725 littleOE somethingc1200 lutewihtc1230 little whatc1384 ouncec1387 lap1393 smalla1400 modicumc1400 nekedc1400 spota1413 tinec1420 nieveful?a1425 handfulc1443 mouthful?c1450 smatchc1456 weec1480 quern1503 halfpennyworth1533 groatsworth1562 dram1566 shellful1578 trickle1580 snatch1592 sprinkling1594 fleck1598 snip1598 pittance1600 lick1603 fingerful1604 modicum1606 thimbleful1607 flash1614 dasha1616 pipa1616 pickle1629 drachm1635 cue1654 smack1693 starn1720 bit1753 kenning1787 minikin1787 tate1805 starnie1808 sprat1815 harl1821 skerrick1825 smallums1828 huckleberry1832 scrimp1840 thimble1841 smite1843 nattering1859 sensation1859 spurt1859 pauchlea1870 mention1891 sketch1894 sputterings1894 scrappet1901 titch1937 tad1940 skosh1959 smattering1973 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand handfuleOE gripc1000 hand-lifting1362 nieveful?a1425 gripe1570 maniple1598 fistful1611 fascicule1699 gripeful1727 palmful1812 lift1871 mittful1918 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 25v (MED) Recipe..furfuris subtilis pugillum l, i. 7 nefefulle. c1480 (a1400) St. Julian 758 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 480 Iulyane..his neful tuk of his blud red. a1540 (c1460) G. Hay tr. Bk. King Alexander 12274 With that Porrus said till ane lord him by... And rownyt till him, and syne tuke in his hand Ane neffull of gold, of cunye of þe land. 1589–90 Burntisland Burgh Court (Edinb. Reg. House) 23 Jan. That he drew thre or four neidfull off aittis fourth of the said stak. 1592 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 381 The complent..of Lenerk aganis the burch of Glesquo vplifting..of..ane neif full of ewirrie wecht of voll of ane fleische of the pak. 1616 Sheriff Court Bk. Shetland f. 24, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Neif-full Tua neiffullis of maill. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1768 Ye ken how manie huted neifuls maks a patful of plum peis potage. 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 4 We'll have a pock pudding; Put a nief full of prunes in and make it a gude one. a1722 J. Lauder Jrnls. (1900) 89 The beggar wives..piking furth in neiwfulles on all sydes. 1786 R. Burns Poems 207 Their worthless nievefu' of a soul, May in some future carcase howl. 1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Neife-full, a handful. North. 1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch xxv. 338 I swept up two nievefuls of dominoes off the table. 1863 J. L. W. By-gone Days 191 The alms..generally consisted in a ‘nievefou’ or two of oatmeal. 1892 M. C. F. Morris Yorks. Folk-talk (1911) 346 An' rahv' d off t'hair by neeavesful frev her heead. 1923 J. Buchan Midwinter iv. 78 A nieve-full of powdered ginger-root to prevent colic. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 196/2 Neefu', a handful. 1987 Scotsman 21 Feb. 4 I had gathered a nief-fu, he took off towards the shrubbery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425 |
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