单词 | wabe |
释义 | waben. A factitious word introduced by ‘Lewis Carroll’ (see quot. 18552). Π 1855 ‘L. Carroll’ Rectory Umbrella & Mischmasch (1932) 139 The slythy toves Did gyre and gymble in the wabe. 1855 ‘L. Carroll’ Rectory Umbrella & Mischmasch (1932) 140 Wabe, (derived from the verb to swab or soak). ‘The side of a hill’ (from its being soaked by the rain). 1871 ‘L. Carroll’ Through Looking-glass i. 24 The slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1855 |
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