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单词 puzzle-brain
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puzzle-brain
puzzle-brain n. and adj. Obsolete (a) n. something that muddles or puzzles the brain; (also) a person who puzzles his or her brain about something; (b) adj. that puzzles or confuses the brain.
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1767 T. Nugent New Pocket Dict. French & Eng. i. s.v. Casse-tête, puzzle brain, heady wine.
1796 ‘P. Puzzlewell’ Choice Coll. Riddles, Charades, Rebusses iii. 88 My whole of the dress is a part; But whether the beaus or the belles wear it here, Must be left to the puzzle-brain art.
1870 W. Thornbury Tour Eng. I. v. 108 After all these puzzle-brain theories, the result is..no great enlargement of knowledge.
1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 60 They are mostly crotchet-mongers and puzzle-brains.
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