| 释义 |
▪ I. kay, key, a. dial. rare.
[= Da. (obs. or dial.) kei (in den kei haand the left hand); cf. Sw. dial. kaja left hand, kajhandt left-handed (Rietz).
App. limited to Cheshire and Lancashire; keck-handed is current in Shropshire and other midland counties.]
Left (hand or foot). Also kay-fisted, kay-nieved, kay-pawed, left-handed.
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 422 Þe kay fote on þe folde he before sette. 1611Cotgr., Gauchier, left-handed, key-fisted. 1865Waugh Besom Ben vii. 90 He wur keigh-neighvt. 1886Chester Gloss., Kay-fisted, left-handed. 1887S. Chesh. Gloss., Key-paw, the left hand. Key-pawed, left-handed. 1895in N. & Q. 23 Mar. 235/2 In Lancashire it is said of a man who uses his left hand..that he is ‘K-pawed’.
▪ II. kay, int.|keɪ|
[Representation of the sound of the letter K.]
= O.K. used as int.
1959I. Jefferies Thirteen Days v. 66 ‘How about a quick half-hour now?’ I said. ‘Kay.’ 1968S. Challis Death on Quiet Beach v. 72 Kay. We'll check her out. 1972J. Wainwright Night is Time to Die 189 ‘And sling him in the cells,’ added the D.D.I... ‘Kay.’
▪ III. kay
var. ka v.1; var. or obs. f. key. |