| 释义 |
† ˈfore-bit Obs.
[f. fore adv. + bit, bitten.]
= devil's-bit 1.
1597Gerarde Herbal ii. ccxxxvii. 587 It is commonly called Morsus Diaboli or Diuels bit, of the root (as it seemeth) that is bitten off..in French Mors du Diable..in English Diuels bit, and Fore-bit. 1611Cotgr., Mors du diable, the hearbe Forebit, or Diuels bit. |