释义 |
† ˈfish-whole, a. Obs. [f. fish n.1] As sound as a fish; thoroughly sound or healthy.
a1225Juliana 59 Heo ase fischhal as þah ha nefde no⁓wher hurtes ifelet. c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) xii. 52 He was clensed of lepre and made fisch hale. c1430Chev. Assigne 353 ⁋ Fyve cheynes I haue & þey ben fysh hole. 1599H. Buttes Dyets drie Dinner M, As sound as a Trout. And another phrase, Fish-whole, I think is most ment of the Trout. |