boracicadj.

/bɒˈrasɪk/

Etymology: < borax n. + -ic suffix.

1. Chemistry. Of the nature of, pertaining to, or derived from borax. boracic acid is now in systematic nomenclature boric acid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > borates > [adjective]

boracic1801

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [adjective] > named salts > of the nature of borates

boracic1801

1801 C. Hatchett in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 58 A white glittering salt..resembling the concrete boracic acid.

1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) xiv. 147 Boron Trioxide (commonly called Boric or Boracic Acid).

1880 W. MacCormac Antiseptic Surg. 149 Boracic lint, or some similar application.

2. Rhyming slang (in full boracic lint) for ‘skint’, penniless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > lacking money

to the boneOE

silverlessc1325

pennilessc1330

moneylessc1400

impecunious1596

crossless1600

penceless1605

unmoneyed1606

coinless1614

emptya1643

out of pocket1679

money-bound1710

broke1716

embarrassed1744

stiver cramped1785

plackless1786

taper1789

poundlessa1794

shillingless1797

unpennied1804

fundless1809

impecuniary1814

hard up1821

soldier-thighed1825

cashless1833

stiverless1839

fly-blown1853

strapped1857

stick1859

tight1859

stone-broke1886

stony1886

oofless1888

stony-broke1890

motherless1906

penny-pinched1918

skinned1924

skint1925

on the beach1935

potless1936

boracic1959

uptight1967

brassic1982

1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder viii. 56 ‘You boracic?’ she asked.—She meant boracic lint—skint.

1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry x. 87 Current now..especially round London, is I'm boracic from boracic lint = skint (penniless), a shortening unknown a few years ago.

1984 R. Cook He died with his Eyes Open xix. 97 ‘He's boracic,’ said someone. ‘He's out grafting.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	boracic
释义	boracicadj. /bɒˈrasɪk/ Etymology: < borax n. + -ic suffix. 1. Chemistry. Of the nature of, pertaining to, or derived from borax. boracic acid is now in systematic nomenclature boric acid. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > borates > [adjective] boracic1801 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [adjective] > named salts > of the nature of borates boracic1801 1801 C. Hatchett in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 58 A white glittering salt..resembling the concrete boracic acid. 1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) xiv. 147 Boron Trioxide (commonly called Boric or Boracic Acid). 1880 W. MacCormac Antiseptic Surg. 149 Boracic lint, or some similar application. 2. Rhyming slang (in full boracic lint) for ‘skint’, penniless. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > lacking money to the boneOE silverlessc1325 pennilessc1330 moneylessc1400 impecunious1596 crossless1600 penceless1605 unmoneyed1606 coinless1614 emptya1643 out of pocket1679 money-bound1710 broke1716 embarrassed1744 stiver cramped1785 plackless1786 taper1789 poundlessa1794 shillingless1797 unpennied1804 fundless1809 impecuniary1814 hard up1821 soldier-thighed1825 cashless1833 stiverless1839 fly-blown1853 strapped1857 stick1859 tight1859 stone-broke1886 stony1886 oofless1888 stony-broke1890 motherless1906 penny-pinched1918 skinned1924 skint1925 on the beach1935 potless1936 boracic1959 uptight1967 brassic1982 1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder viii. 56 ‘You boracic?’ she asked.—She meant boracic lint—skint. 1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry x. 87 Current now..especially round London, is I'm boracic from boracic lint = skint (penniless), a shortening unknown a few years ago. 1984 R. Cook He died with his Eyes Open xix. 97 ‘He's boracic,’ said someone. ‘He's out grafting.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1801
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