| 单词 | stump water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstump water stump water n. U.S. the rainwater which collects in the stumps of hollow-trees, associated esp. with folk remedies and charms. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > small body or puddle > [noun] > rainwater in tree-stump spunk-water1876 stump water1892 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > other miscellaneous medicines > [noun] > folk medicines May-butter?a1425 May-dew?a1425 silajit1811 stump water1892 traditional medicine1957 1892 J. C. Harris Uncle Remus & Friends 290 De way ter git rid er ha'nts wuz ter git some prickly-pear root en bile it in stump-water en sprinkle it 'roun' de yard. 1972 J. S. Hall Sayings from Old Smoky 133 ‘His head is full of stump water.’ That is, ‘He don't use his brain.’.. Possibly ‘stump water in the head’ meant originally that the person had been affected by magic, that is, was ‘teched in the head’, or dazed. < as lemmas |
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