释义 |
▪ I. † fou, n. Sc. Obs.|fuː| [? subst. use of fou full a.] A bushel.
a1700Sir Patrick Spens viii. in Child Ballads iii. (1885) 25/2, I brought half a fou o good red goud Out oer the sea with me. 1786Burns Auld Mare, Maggie 99 For my last fou, A heapit stimpart, I'll reserve ane Laid by for you. ▪ II. fou, a. Sc.|fuː| Also 6–8 fow, 8 fu'. [var. of full a., q.v. for other senses, in which this spelling is no longer commonly used.] Drunk.
1535Lyndesay Satyre 139 Na he is wod drunkin I trow; Se ȝe not that he is wod fow? 1602Shetland Law Rep. in Scotsman (1886) 29 Jan. 7/1 Magnus Crasmusson for being fow and drunken, etc. 1768Ross Helenore iii. 113 Awa', she says, fool man, ye're growing fu'. 1785Burns Death & Dr. Hornbk. 14, I wasna fou, but just had plenty. 1820Scott Monast. Introd. Epist., He is as fou as a piper by this time. 1858Porteous Souter Johnny 13 The rogue gied monie a hearty smack When he was fou. ▪ III. fou var. of faw, Obs., dial. f. foul. |