单词 | raxing |
释义 | raxingn. Scottish. Now rare. The action of rax v.; stretching, straining. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Gouernaunce of Princis (1993) xxiii. 92 Quhen thou rysis..thou suld..rak thy membris... Ffor witt thou wele, the raxing of thy membris esily..makis all thy corps jn better disposicioun. 1595 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 468 The abuise of walkeris in kairding and raxeing of claith. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 74 That might have cost my craig a raxing. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiii. 142 My craig'll have to thole a raxing. 1935 A. J. Cronin Stars look Down i. ix. 67 What he did mind was the bother when a tub ran off; it nearly killed him, the raxing and straining to lift it back upon the line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). raxingadj. Scottish and English regional (Yorkshire). Now rare. That raxes (literal and figurative). ΚΠ a1646 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 323 The raxeing consciences of conforme men. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 124 Their three-mile prayers,..Their raxan conscience. 1863 J. Nicholson Kilwuddie 30 Maggie was a raxin' carlin', Stood near twa ell in her shoon. 1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. 110/2 A person will tell of ‘a nasty raxin' pain’ he is subject to. a1878 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage to Land of Burns & Poems (1892) 284 Wine an' wassail, meat an' maut, In raxin' routh beside. 1917 T. W. Paterson Wyse-sayin's xxxi. 20 But, for a' that, she's an open-hairtit body to the puir, An', e'en to gangrels, she's kent to hae a raxin haun. 2015 S. Blackhall in Lallans 86 47 Their [sc. the cows'] raxxin dowps let piddles doon in lochs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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