单词 | swish- |
释义 | swish-comb. form the verb-stem used attributively or adverbially: swish-broom n. Brit. /ˈswɪʃbruːm/ , /ˈswɪʃbrʊm/ , U.S. /ˈswɪʃˌbrum/ , /ˈswɪʃˌbrʊm/ a short-handled broom, usually made of twigs, for swishing water, etc. swish-cane n. Brit. /ˈswɪʃkeɪn/ , U.S. /ˈswɪʃˌkeɪn/ a light slender cane such as can be swished.ΘΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > cane reedOE cane1590 schoolrod1633 rattan1657 rattan cane1681 rattan stick1812 swish-whip1845 swish1860 swish-cane1891 starter1905 1891 N. Gould Double Event 151 A light swish cane he twirled about. swish-whip n. Brit. /ˈswɪʃwɪp/ , U.S. /ˈswɪʃˌ(h)wɪp/ ΘΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > cane reedOE cane1590 schoolrod1633 rattan1657 rattan cane1681 rattan stick1812 swish-whip1845 swish1860 swish-cane1891 starter1905 1845 J. T. Smith Bk. for Rainy Day 93 He..carried a swish-whip when he walked. swish cut n. and adj. Brit. /ˈswɪʃ kʌt/ , U.S. /ˈswɪʃ ˌkət/ (a) n. (see quot. 1725); (b) adj. (see quot. 1831).ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > disorders of legs > cutting speedy cut1692 swift cut1725 swish cut1725 cut1831 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > parts of lapel1824 swish cut1831 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique 5 Y 4/2 [A horse] that..neither cuts under his Knee, which is call'd the Swish Cut, nor crosses, nor claps one Foot on another. 1831 Lincoln Herald 11 Feb. 1 The tail of the coat swish cut (cut off towards a point). swish-tail n. Brit. /ˈswɪʃteɪl/ , U.S. /ˈswɪʃˌteɪl/ †(a) slang a pheasant; (b) a long flowing tail which can be swished about (earlier switch n. tail); also attributive.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > tail > long flowing tail whisk tail1675 swing-tail1683 sweep tail1686 switch tail1689 swish-tail1796 swish1844 whiptail1887 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Phasianus > phasianus colchicus (pheasant) pheasantc1299 ring pheasant1777 swish-tail1796 ring-neck1825 Colchian pheasant1862 Mongolian pheasant1903 Mongolian1909 Kyrgyz pheasant1922 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Swish Tail, a pheasant; so called by the persons who sell game for the poachers. 1826 Sporting Mag. 18 431 [He] had four swishtail greys, but not of the right cut. 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. iii. 62 His swish tail ain't long enough. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1725 |
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