单词 | chicken-broth |
释义 | † chicken-brothv. humorous. Obsolete. transitive. To feed (a sick person) chicken broth. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feed or nourish [verb (transitive)] > feed with specific food diet1362 put1620 gruel1804 pap-feed1809 chicken-broth1856 soup1857 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xxxviii. 386 Nursing, and comforting, and chicken-brothing me to my heart's content. 1909 N. Griffith Dorrien Carfax xxxviii. 335 Retire last neighbour-magistrate's wife, to her bed of notable madness, there to abide seven days, chicken-brothed, fed of surreptitious cutlets, with cheer in abundance other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). < v.1856 |
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