单词 | wranlons |
释义 | † wranlonsn. Obsolete. rare. plural. Unthriving trees that will never become timber. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by quality or health > [noun] > unthriving tree or trees wranlons1432 wragland1611 1432–3 Martin in Year-Book 11 Hen. VI (1567) 1 b Querkes qe sont appelles wranlons quel ne voet estre me~resme, mes est suable bois, il nest aiuge wast. [Hence in Kitchin Courts Leet (1580) wranglans, in translation (1651) wrang-lands.] 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Wranglands, seem to be misgrown Trees, that will never prove Timber. [Hence in Skinner (1671) etc.] 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Wranglands, misgrown trees that will never prove timber. [Also in Bailey (1721) wranglings.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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