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单词 pig-sconce
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pig-sconcen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.1, sconce n.2
Etymology: < pig n.1 + sconce n.2 N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pi·gˌskǫns) /ˈpɪɡskɒns/.
derogatory. Obsolete. rare.
A foolish or pigheaded person.
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the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness > person
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pig-head1874
thrawn stick1893
a1637 B. Jonson Newes from New World 13 in Wks. (1640) III You should be some dull tradesman by your pigheaded Sconce now.]
a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iii. i. 73 Ding. He is No pig sconce Mistris. Secret. He has an excellent head-peece.
1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. 78 These representatives of the pig-sconces of the population judged by circumstances.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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