单词 | pledging |
释义 | pledgingn. The action of pledge v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking to each other or toasting pledging1538 skolinga1599 wassail1598 healthing1628 propination1656 hob or nob1756 hob-nobbing1795 hob-noba1814 the mind > language > speech > agreement > security > [noun] > guaranteeing or pledging again-behotinga1382 warrantisec1440 warrantisingc1450 acquitc1460 pledging1538 guaranty1592 oppignoration1592 hedginga1631 stipulation1648 warrantship1702 hedge1736 guarantee1786 the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance > pledging wagingc1485 pledging1538 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Pigneratio, a pledgynge or gagynge. c1560 Robin Conscience 235 Think yov by yovr pledging to get yov good name? 1579 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 164 His plege,..contenit in the buke of plegeing. 1628 W. Prynne (title) Healthes: sicknesse. Or, a compendiovs and briefe discourse; prouing the drinking, and pledging of healthes, to be sinfull. 1662 Duchess of Newcastle Wits Cabal ii. i. i, in Playes Written 293 Questions and Answers are like drinking and pledging. 1706 S. Carter Lex Vadiorum 2 There is a Difference between Mortgage of Land and Pledging of Goods. 1814 J. Galt Masquerade v. i. 268 The pledging of the jewels, and so suddenly, is altogether so extraordinary. 1841 W. Ware Julian xix. 283 Which should express most loyalty toward the royal pair by shout and song and the frequent pledging of the wine cup. 1929 Old Oregon June 10 They went through rushing, pledging, moving, ‘open house’, freshman duties, in a cycle which at that time seemed to move ponderously over each event. 1995 Economist 3 June 51/3 First among his suggested remedies is the idea that each American man be asked to take a pledge on his belief in fatherhood and marriage. Promise Keepers are proof that such pledging can be popular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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