| 释义 |
† twive, v. Naut. Obs. rare.
Also twyve.
[Of obscure origin.]
intr. Of a ship at anchor: To swing up or down with the tide.
1576Admir. Crt. Exam. 22, 30 Aug., The Salamon twyved to the Southwarde upp with the flud and when the water turned she twivid downe againe with the ebb. Ibid., She twived upwards againe and therewith twyved uppon an anchor. |