| 单词 | for a spurt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor a spurt b. A short space of time; a brief period. Esp. in for a spurt.Frequently in the 17th cent.; now dialect. Not always clearly separable from 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time weekeOE littleOE roomOE stoundOE startc1300 houra1350 furlong wayc1384 piecea1400 weea1400 speed whilec1400 hanlawhilea1500 snack1513 spirt?1550 snatch1563 fit1583 spurta1591 shortness1598 span1599 bit1653 thinking time1668 thinking-while1668 onwardling1674 way-bit1674 whilie1819 fillip1880 a1591 H. Smith 2nd Serm. Lord's Supper (1611) 90 To amend thy euill life, not when age commeth, or for a spurt, but to begin now, and last till death. a1618 W. Raleigh Remains (1644) 121 To dispatch the whole manage of all eternity..in so short a spurt. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. viii. 346/1 And such kind of Medicines are not to be given only for a little while, for a spurt and away, but assiduously for several weeks together. 1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks i. sig. C1v- C2 But this Course of Life, Sister, is but for a Spurt; we must now think of settling our Condition. 1798 F. Burney Lett. 10 Dec. Herschel has been in town for short spurts, and back again, two or three times. 1894 Trans. Amer. Folk-lore Soc. (E.D.D.) Excuse me for a spurt. < as lemmas |
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