druxyadj.

/ˈdrʌksi/

Forms: Also 1500s dricksie.

Etymology: formerly dricksie , < drix n. + -y suffix¹.

Of timber: Having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > decayed

druxy1589

dozed1776

punky1803

doty1821

pecky1848

dozy1872

punk1902

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 205 We liken..an old man who laboureth with continuall infirmities, to a drie and dricksie oke.

1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 160 Druxy Plank or Timber decayed and spungy.

18.. Lloyds' Reg. in Dana Seamen's Friend (1856) 347 The inside planking to be..free from all foxy, druxy, or decayed planks.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 116 Druxey, a state of decay in timber with white spongy veins, the most deceptive of any defect.

1875 T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees 36 Producing..what is technically termed a ‘druxy knot’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	druxy
释义	druxyadj. /ˈdrʌksi/ Forms: Also 1500s dricksie. Etymology: formerly dricksie , < drix n. + -y suffix¹. Of timber: Having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > decayed druxy1589 dozed1776 punky1803 doty1821 pecky1848 dozy1872 punk1902 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 205 We liken..an old man who laboureth with continuall infirmities, to a drie and dricksie oke. 1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 160 Druxy Plank or Timber decayed and spungy. 18.. Lloyds' Reg. in Dana Seamen's Friend (1856) 347 The inside planking to be..free from all foxy, druxy, or decayed planks. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 116 Druxey, a state of decay in timber with white spongy veins, the most deceptive of any defect. 1875 T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees 36 Producing..what is technically termed a ‘druxy knot’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1589
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