单词 | well strand |
释义 | † well strandn. Obsolete (Scottish in later use). A small stream flowing from a spring. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other well streamOE letch1138 well strandc1429 pow1481 black water1483 wash1530 gravel-brook1591 spring branch1650 pour1790 water splash1820 chalk stream1829 understream1830 water feeder1831 quebrada1833 black spring1847 weir-stream1889 obsequent1895 anti-dip1900 resequent1901 misfit1910 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). < n.c1429 |
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