| 释义 |
dwile dial.|dwaɪl|
Also dwily, dwyle.
[cf. Du. dweil mop, f. dweilen to mop.]
A house-flannel, floor-cloth, or mop (see also quot. a 1825).
1823E. Moor Suffolk Words 117 Dwily, a towel. a1825R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) I. 101 Dwile. 1. A refuse lock of wool. 2. A mop made of them. 3. Any coarse rubbing rug. 1887E. R. Suffling Land of Broads (illustr. ed.) xvii. 251 Dwyle, a dishcloth. 1962A. Jobson Window in Suffolk vi. 100 She called a house-flannel a dwile. |