| 单词 | gad-stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgad-stick gad-stick n. †(a) English regional (Lincolnshire) a measuring rod; = sense 8a (obsolete); (b) a goad; = sense 2a; cf. goad stick n. ΚΠ 1866 J. E. Brogden Provinc. Words Lincs. (at cited word) Gad-stick, a measure made of wood about ten feet long. 1873 Republic Sept. 383/2 We advise the genuine farmer to keep a sharp eye upon these broken-down political hacks who, with gad-stick in hand and clover seed in their hair,..[seek] admission as farmers bent on reform. 1956 C. Price Song of Wheels i. 2 Jared's father swung his long gad-stick and called the oxen by name. < as lemmas |
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