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单词 un-i-wrench
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un-i-wrenchn.

Forms: early Middle English uniwrenche, early Middle English vnywrenche.
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: unwrench n., y- prefix.
Etymology: Apparently an alteration of unwrench n., with insertion of y- prefix, after formations of Old English origin with a prefixed base (e.g. un-i-wald n.).Probably partly motivated by metrical considerations.
Obsolete. rare.
An evil or wicked act; a vice; = unwrench n.
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society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > dishonesty > trick or scheme
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c1275 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 51 For þine fule sunnen & for þin uni-wrenche [a1300 Jesus Oxf. vnywrenche, ?a1300 Digby hounwrenche].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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