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单词 well strand
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well strandn.

Forms: see well n.1 and strand n.2
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.1, strand n.2
Etymology: < well n.1 + strand n.2Compare earlier well strind , in the same sense ( < well n.1 + strind n.2):c1390 Pistel of Swete Susan (Vernon) l. 123 We wol wassche us..bi þis welle strende.
Obsolete (Scottish in later use).
A small stream flowing from a spring.
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c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 4642 Of whilk like welle-strondys thi blode brast out freely.
1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. 15 The town of Peebles originally extended from Eddlestone water westward to the meadow well strand.
1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 16 (note) The designation of the smallest rill of water is a syke, or a well-strand, if from a spring-well.
1898 E. W. Hamilton Mawkin of Flow ii. 21 The little well-strand that trickled into the burn at our feet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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