| 单词 | to wet the small end of one's moggan |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wet the small end of one's moggan a. A long, frequently footless stocking, often used as a gaiter or protective outer covering for the foot (or occasionally the arm). to wet the small end of one's moggan: to get one's feet wet. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > [noun] > gaiter or legging huseau1464 gamashin1616 moggan1754 guetre1772 gaiter1775 vamplet1842 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > types of > other silk stocking1600 top-stocking1686 moggan1754 Derby rib1778 bootee1844 shank1871 sandal-foot1959 thigh-high1962 1754 R. Forbes Shop Bill 32 A' the moggans are bran new. 1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 31 I'm seer some o' them wat the sma end o' their moggan. 1768 A. Ross Rock & Wee Pickle Tow in Fortunate Shepherdess 129 Had I won the length but of ae pair o' sleeves,..And o' my twa gardies like moggans wad draw. 1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 613/1 They came into the place in their mogans at night, quiet as ghosts. 1900 C. Murray Hamewith 48 The milkers tak' their cogues at last, Draw moggins on, tie mutches fast. 1946 J. C. Milne Orra Loon 39 When the winter was sae frosty that the cauld cam' dirlin' through Braw moggins and gweed hummle-dods. < as lemmas |
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