单词 | to call clashes |
释义 | > as lemmasto call clashes b. to call the clash (also to call clashes): to spread a rumour or piece of gossip. Cf. clash n. 6a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (transitive)] > bear tales or rumours bearOE scandalize1490 tattle1593 gossip1611 to give abouta1715 to call the clash1825 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. To caw clashes, to spread malicious or injurious reports..q[uasi] to carry them about from one place to another, like one who hawks goods. 1920 A. Gray Songs & Ballads 20 They ca'ed the clash aboot me, And eh! they were muckle grieved! They ca'ed me a ne'er-do-weel callant, And a' they said, you believed. < as lemmas |
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