单词 | to stand at receipt |
释义 | > as lemmasto stand at receipt P2. to stand at receipt: to stand ready to receive. Obsolete.Perhaps originally a hunting term; cf. sense 9. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > be a recipient [verb (intransitive)] > be ready to receive to stand at receipt1533 1533 J. Heywood Play of Wether sig. Bii After all this then shall my hedde wayte Uppon my tayle and there stande at receyte. a1569 A. Kingsmill Viewe Mans Estate (1580) x. 62 Happie it was that there stoode some at receipte to receive the precious seede sowen by our Saviour. 1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. I2v Yet hee woulde alwaies gyue the onset, saying that souldiers which stood at receipt, & felt the furious attempt of the enemy, were halfe discomfited. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads vi. 375 Helen stood at receipt, And took up all great Hector's pow'rs t' attend her heavy words. < as lemmas |
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