单词 | swagging |
释义 | swaggingn.Swaggyng in the following quot. may attest the existence of this word for the 15th century, but the true reading is no doubt swagynge (i.e. swaging n.1, alleviation), as in MS. Rawl. Poet. 32 (cf. v.r. swagenyng). ?a1412 J. Lydgate Fabula Duorum Merc. (1897) 511 O weepyng Mirre, now lat thy teerys reyne In to myn ynke so clubbyd in my penne, That rowthe in swaggyng abroode make it renne. 1. a. The action of swaying or rocking to and fro; motion up and down or backwards and forwards; occasionally wagging (of the head). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > swaying swimblec1386 swagging1566 rolling1578 swaling1824 swaying1837 sway1846 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon iii She [sc. a ship] with her swaggyng full of sea to bottom lowe doth sinke. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 128 To prevent their wrecking, swagging or dislocating. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. vii. 311 A wise swagging to and fro of my head. 1832 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges (ed. 2) vii. 392 By bracing the beams together, and preventing the bridge from swagging. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §829 In order to prevent the swagging or sinking of the head or falling style. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica lvii. 778 The people..after much swagging on both sides,..came to fix upon this middle way. 2. Sagging down. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > sinking down > under weight or pressure saggingc1440 swagging1624 the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > and supported at two points swagging1792 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 224 Because so laid, they [sc. brick or squared stones] are more apt in swagging down, to pierce with their points, then in the jacent Posture. 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 75 It is usual for the surveyor to make large measure... Some allow one in thirty, for the swagging of the chain. 1800 Trans. Soc. Arts 18 273 A hollow cast-iron roller..in order to bear up the rope, and to prevent it from swagging. 3. Australian and New Zealand. Travelling as a swagman; carrying one's ‘swag’, back-packing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation > hiking or rambling > carrying a back-pack knapsacking1877 swagging1883 backpacking1916 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > carrying belongings swagging1960 1883 W. S. Green High Alps N.Z. xvi. 268 Descending to the lower camp..and doing the hard swagging work all over again. 1892 N.Z. Alpine Jrnl. 1 100 All our dirty work and heavy swagging will be done for us. 1940 W. S. Gilkison Peaks, Packs xiii. 102 Swagging—or, if you prefer it, back-packing—is more or less an essential part of every climbing trip. 1960 ‘A. Carson’ Rose by any Other Name ix. 50 Swagging is an honourable profession in Australia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2019). swaggingadj. 1. a. Swaying heavily to and fro; pendulous with weight; hanging loosely. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > loosely swagging1593 ungathered1615 swaggy1646 sagged1647 slouch1688 sloggering1825 flipperty-flopperty1859 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > swinging > heavily swagging1593 swaggy1646 1593 T. Churchyard Challenge 180 With bellies big and swagging dugges. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. liv. 369 The brests that are too great & swagging. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxviii. 230 Swagging cod [Fr. couillon avallé]. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 310 His [sc. a ram's] figure should be stately and tall, his belly big, swagging, and woolly. 1727 J. Gay Fables I. xxxvii. 125 Betwixt her swagging panniers' load. a1793 G. White Meteorol. Observ. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 260 Vast, swagging, rock-like clouds. 1852 D. Jerrold Wks. (1864) II. 497 A purple bloated face and swagging paunch. b. Of a vehicle: Swaying, lurching, lumbering. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > of a vehicle: swaying, lurching, lumbering swagging1754 1754 H. Walpole Let. to J. Chute 21 May You will dine at Farley in a swagging coach with fat mares of your own. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1154 The swagging cart..Reels careless on. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind gurta1400 swappingc1440 swappit?a1513 strongc1540 thwacking1567 thumping1576 bouncing1579 swingeinga1592 whoppinga1625 rapping1657 spankinga1666 whisking1673 swagging1731 skelping?a1786 whacking1797 slapping1825 plumping1832 walloping1847 slashing1854 smacking1888 plonking1896 sollicking1946 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope I. 203 When the Hottentots louse themselves, they generally pick up the large swagging lice,..and devour them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1566adj.1593 |
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