单词 | unleg |
释义 | unlegv. intransitive and transitive. In various occasional uses, as †(a) (in quot. 1598) to stride (obsolete); †(b) (in quot. 1654) to deprive (a person) of the use of his or her legs (obsolete); (c) (in quots. 1868, 1990) to move one's legs so as to no longer straddle or be astride, to dismount. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > maim or mutilate [verb (transitive)] > remove other specific part unbone1570 unleg1598 unnose1603 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sgambare, to vnleg. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. v. 100 That is to say, with three hard words, un-mule, un-leg and un-able, Alanso Lopez. 1868 Express 31 Dec. 3/2 The mother said her son was on horseback, and never ‘unlegged’ the horse all the time he was away. 1990 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Aug. (Guide section) 1 ‘Unleg that woman,’ he cried as Jane did indeed threaten to envelop her pianist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1598 |
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