单词 | affamishing |
释义 | † affamishingn. Obsolete. The action of afflicting a person with hunger; the action of causing starvation. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [noun] > starvation or action of starving > subjecting to starvation starving1574 affamishment1588 affamishing1629 starvation1775 1629 Bp. J. Hall Serm. Ashwednesday 45 Can there bee a greater sinne then..the affamishing of soules by a wilfull, or lazie silence? 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions i. v. 42 To raise himself by the affamishing of others. 1657 J. Goodwin Βασανισται 3 Cast them out..to the extreme misery, if not utter affamishing, of themselves, wives and children. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † affamishingadj. Obsolete. rare. That afflicts a person with hunger; that causes starvation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry > starving or starved > causing starvation starving?1565 affamishing1646 1646 Bp. J. Hall Balme of Gilead 208 I tell then of..their affamishing meales, their nightly watchings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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