单词 | out-knave |
释义 | † out-knavev. Obsolete. transitive. To outdo in knavery; to get the better of by knavery. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 1648 Mercurius Pragmaticus No. 5. sig. E3v Leave them to receive the reward of pernicious Covenant-Crackers, for out-knaving the knavery of the gude Cause and the Covenant. 1660 Scutum Regale: Royal Buckler 286 It grieved them to see the Independents..out-knave them. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cclx. 227 The World calls it Out-witting of a Man; when..he's only Out-knav'd. a1848 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. (1875) 164/2 He could at all times out-knave a knave. 1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 537/2 Outknave, to surpass in knavery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1648 |
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