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单词 outspeckle
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outspecklen.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, kenspeckle adj.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < out- prefix + -speckle (in kenspeckle adj.). N.E.D. (1904) indicates the stress as outˈspeckle.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
A spectacle or laughing stock.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > object of ridicule > talked about, gazed or pointed at
gazing stock1535
pointing-stock1585
pointing mark1592
commonplacea1610
storya1616
outspeckle1802
1802 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border I. 86 ‘Whae drives thir kye?’ can Willie say, ‘To mak an outspeckle o' me?’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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