| 单词 | to cleave a hair | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cleave a hair  e.  Phrases.  †to cleave a hair: cf. ‘to split hairs’.  †to cleave the pin: (in archery) to hit the pin in the centre of the white of the butts (see pin n.1 2b); hence figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > archery > practise archery			[verb (intransitive)]		 > hit centre of target to cleave the pin1590 to make a gold1877 1590    C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. B6  				For Kings are clouts that euery man shoots at, Our Crowne the pin that thousands seeke to cleaue. 1597    W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet  ii. iii. 14  				The verie pinne of his heart cleft with the blinde bow-boyes  but-shaft.       View more context for this quotation a1627    T. Middleton No Wit 		(1657)	  ii. 34  				I'll cleave the black pin in'th' midst o'th' white. 1655    T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit.  iii. 83  				To cleave an hair, betwixt the spiritual and temporal jurisdiction. 1655    T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit.  ix. 106  				Mr. Fox came not up in all particulars to cleave the pin of Conformity (as refusing to subscribe) yet [etc.]. < as lemmas  | 
	
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