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单词 ninth part
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ninth part
ninth part n. each of the nine equal parts into which a thing may be divided; (also figurative) denoting a worthless or inadequate object or person, esp. in ninth part of a man.
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1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 136 Ile cauill on the ninth part of a haire. View more context for this quotation
1654 M. Stevenson Occasions Off-spring 95 Cord first his hands and feet, Then if you can, Stand toot, and throw the ninth part of a man.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 208 That rogue, your sarvant, who came like a tief, and..made her believe I was a taylor; and that she was going to marry the ninth part of a man.
1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iv. viii. 438 In Ireland..the adherents of the Established Church do not exceed one ninth part of the population.
1880 Princeton Rev. Jan. 60 There are those who know perfectly well that if, in 1875, Francis Joseph of Lorraine had had the pluck of the ninth part of a man, he might have done all.
1975 Economist (Nexis) 20 Dec. 43 At this week's energy conference, France, the host, had the ninth part of the seat allocated to the European community.
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