单词 | cousining |
释义 | > as lemmasˈcousining ˈcousining n. U.S. regional (New England) now rare the action of visiting one's cousins or relatives; an instance of this; frequently in to go (a-)cousining. ΚΠ 1774 J. Adams Let. 4 July in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 10 You know I never get or save anything by cozening or classmating. 1855 R. B. Thomas Old Farmer's Almanack 1856 23 Who can ever forget the good, old-fashioned, and comfortable way of rigging up to go a-cousining? 1926 Amer. Speech 2 83/1 An acquaintance just returned from a ‘cousining’. 1960 G. H. Carroll Come with me Home iv. 64 She..touched as she passed it the granite ledge which had been a resting place for her great-grandmother each summer as she rode north, going cousining. < as lemmas |
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