† punctuaryadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Depending on or relating to the pointing of the Hebrew Scriptures, as by the Masoretes.
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1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ ii. 129 I perceive Sixtus Senensis..was deceived, when telling us of a Stygmatical or punctuary interpretation of Scripture, he addes, that it is peculiar to the Hebrews.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1657- to have a good head on one's shoulders
- to have a good head upon one's shoulders
- to have a good innings
- to have a good mind
- to have a good mind to
- to have a good night
- to have a good stroke
- to have a good stroke at eating
- to have a good time
- to have a good time of formerly on it
- to have a good time of it
- to have a good war
- to have a great loss in
- to have a great loss of
- to have a great mind
- to have a great miss of
- to have a green bonnet
- to have a green thumb
- to have a grey head and a green tail
- to have a grudge against
- to have a grudge against at
- to have a grudge against to
- to have a gust of
- to have a hand at
- to have a hand for