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单词 dunship
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dunshipn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dun n.1, -ship suffix.
Etymology: < dun n.1 (compare dun is in the mire at dun n.1 Phrases 1) + -ship suffix.
humorous. Obsolete. rare.
In your dunship: (a mock title for) someone who is stuck or at a standstill, in allusion to the proverbial phrase dun is in the mire (see dun n.1 Phrases 1).
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1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 200 Ralph himself, your trusty Squire, Wh' has drag'd your Dun-ship out o' th' Mire.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018).
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