单词 | scuttling |
释义 | scuttlingn.1 The action of scuttle v.1 ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > scurrying or scampering scuttlinga1450 scampering1691 scurrying1862 squittling1862 chevying1880 a1450 Mankind in Macro Plays 4 Nought. Ȝys, Mary, I prey yow, for I loue not þis rewelynge [sc. of dancing]... Go to! for I haue hade a praty scottlynge. Mercy. Nay, brother, I wyll not daunce. 1873 ‘C. Bede’ Little Mr. Bouncer 147 The scuttling of rabbits in and out of their holes. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Dec. Thus the scuttlers..will be restrained from saying a word about scuttling. 1890 Daily News 14 Aug. 5/1 Five men, or rather lads, were in the dock [at the Manchester City Sessions] charged with ‘scuttling’... The prisoners, arming themselves with belts and clasp knives, made their way through the Manchester streets stunning or stabbing, without provocation, every one who came in their way. 1894 H. Caine Manxman iv. xiv. 256 It was the scuttling of the feet of the towns-people as they ran to meet the procession. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). scuttlingn.2 The action of scuttle v.2 ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > making hole in cask scuttling1622 society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > [noun] > sinking > causing sinking > cutting hole in ship scuttling1748 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xvii. 40 Great care is to be had also..in Hooping or Scutling of Caske. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xiii. 269 The other ships..were prepared for scuttling. 1877 W. E. Gladstone in 19th Cent. Aug. 156 It does not at once appear how the Canal could be secured against the furtive scuttling of ships. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). scuttlingadj. That scuttles; characterized by scuttling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [adjective] > scurrying or scampering scampering1859 scurrying1862 skittering1883 scuttling1895 1895 C. R. B. Barrett Surrey vii. 171 A stray water-hen made a flapping, scuttling progress across the pool. 1900 Longman's Mag. Apr. 541 A couple of skulking scuttling spies. 1904 Longman's Mag. Dec. 122 The patter of scuttling sheep could be heard on the soft turf. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1a1450n.21622adj.1895 |
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