单词 | niffering |
释义 | nifferingn. Scottish. Now rare. The process of bargaining; the exchange or barter of goods. ΚΠ 1541 Aberdeen Reg. in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang Suppl. II. (at cited word) Be way of nyffering, coffing, & excambium. 1565 in J. Fullarton Rec. Burgh Prestwick (1834) 69 (note) The nwfering of ane blak hors. c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1920) I. 29 Thair wes than na interchange of money bot niffering of guidis, geir and cornis. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. xcvii. 248 God forbid it come to bartering or niffering of crosses. 1897 S. R. Crockett Lads' Love iii. 21 Profanin' the hoose o' God..wi' your sheep-dealin' and nifferin'! 1924 W. Cumming Swatches o' Hamespun 15 A' nifferin atween you an' me is at an eyan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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