单词 | countercuff |
释义 | † countercuffn. Obsolete. A cuff or blow given in return, or to parry another. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > return blow or attack countertailc1430 counterbuff?1578 countercuff1589 revie1589 cross-blow1590 counterblow1706 riposte1854 counterstroke1876 the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > returning a blow > return blow or stroke countertailc1430 counterbuff?1578 countercuff1589 revie1589 counterstroke1596 after-blow1607 counterblow1655 return1702 return stroke1838 1589 (title) A Countercuffe given to Martin Junior by the venturous, hardie, and renowned Pasquill of Englande Cavaliero. 1622 J. Boys Wks. 236 For Christ doth urge most, it is written, whereas the Pope by way of countercuffe, as Antichrist..maintaineth ordinances unwritten. 1704 E. Ward Dissenting Hypocrite 3 His lofty Hymn to th' Wooden-Ruff, Was to the Law a Counter-Cuff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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