单词 | to peal the pot |
释义 | > as lemmasto peal the pot 1. transitive. Chiefly English regional (northern). To cool (a vessel full of hot liquid) by taking out a ladleful and pouring it in again (see also quot. 1755). Only in to peal the pot. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > make cold [verb (transitive)] > cool > cool a boiling liquid keel1393 peal1673 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 37 Peale the pot; cool the pot. 1703 R. Thoresby List Local Words in J. Ray Philosoph. Lett. (1718) 334 Peel the pot, (cool it) with the Ladle, taking out and pouring in again. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Peal,..2. To stir with some agitation: as, to peal the pot, is when it boils to stir the liquor therein with a ladle. 1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms Peal, to cool. North. ‘To peal the pot.’ a1903 P. Radcliffe in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 445/2 [N. Country] To peal the pot. < as lemmas |
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