单词 | chancing |
释义 | chancingn. a. The action of chance v.; †happening, befalling; fortune, luck (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > fortune or luck sitheOE hapc1275 fortunea1300 timingc1300 thriftc1305 speeda1325 casta1400 venturea1450 issuec1475 luck1481 success1548 speeding1573 chancing1583 potluck1592 ship1851 joss1913 1583 T. Watson Poems (1870) 195 Why liue I wretch in hope of better chancing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > gaming playc1300 gaming1501 gamestry1605 chancing1652 gambling1700 spieling1859 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια xxvi. sig. i2v Cogging, dicing, or chancing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2019). chancingadj. That chances. a. That comes or is present by chance. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > coming or encountered by chance incidental1856 chancing1889 1889 Daily News 7 Aug. 5/4 Mackerel are a ‘chancing fish’, and the abundance of them cannot always be relied on. 1896 W. Wakefield in Spectator 31 Oct. 589/2 Each a chancing guest Unknown before, we tarried certain days. b. That relies upon chance. ΚΠ 1909 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 8/2 A chancing man... What is that?—He's a horse-dealer, and sells animals on chance as to whether they are good or bad. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < |
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