| 释义 |
† ˈfootback Obs.
A humorous formation after horseback. Chiefly in phr. on (or a) footback = (travelling) on foot.
1589Nashe Pref. to Greene's Menaphon 17 Beggers [have forgot] that euer they caried their fardles on footback. a1625Fletcher Woman's Prize i. iii, Like St. George at Kingston, Running a footback from the furious dragon. 1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Odcomb's Compl. 79 Should foot⁓back trotting Trauellers intend To match his trauels. |