单词 | blunk |
释义 | blunkn. Scottish. In plural. ‘Linen or cotton cloths which are wrought for being printed; calicoes’ (Jamieson). ΚΠ 1830 Chambers's Jrnl. (1836) 31 Dec. 392 That Catrine blunks wad hae a chance To tak the lead; Nocht like them can be got frae France Sae cheap an' guid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2019). blunkv. Obsolete or dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > shrink or recoil wondec897 blencha1250 shunta1250 scurnc1325 blenka1330 blinka1400 startc1400 shrink1508 blanch1572 swerve1573 shruga1577 flinch1578 recoil1582 budgea1616 shucka1620 smay1632 blunk1655 shudder1668 resile1678 skew1678 reluctate1833 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 148 The presumptuous sinner..goes on, & never blunks. 1680 E. Hickeringill Curse ye Meroz 27 That can swallow Oath upon Oath..and still their Consciences blunk no more than a piece of Brass? Categories » 2. transitive. Scottish. ‘To spoil a thing, to mismanage any business’ (Jamieson). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1830v.1655 |
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