单词 | poundable |
释义 | † poundableadj.1 Scots Law. Obsolete. = poindable adj. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [adjective] > liable to be levied upon for debt > seizing goods for debt > seized for debt > able to be strainable1508 poindable1511 poundable1527 attachablea1579 distrainable1588 1527 in J. Imrie et al. Burgh Court Bk. Selkirk (1960) 89 The ground vas pondabyll within hymselff. 1583 Burgh Court Perth 3 May He has na gudis movabill within thair jurisdicioun poundabill for the saidis sowmes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † poundableadj.2 slang. Obsolete. rare. Of an event or outcome: that is worth a bet of a pound or an extravagant amount; that is a certainty. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [adjective] > assured of victory poundable1819 stiff1890 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 197 Poundable, any event which is considered certain or inevitable, is declared to be poundable, as the issue of a game, the success of a bet, &c. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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