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单词 gain-giving
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gain-givingn.

Etymology: < gain- prefix 2 + giving n.
1. A giving in return, making return. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun]
gain-giving1489
retaliation1546
reciprocation1561
counterchange1586
return1591
paying back1598
revying1610
gratuity1614
quida1616
retreat?1615
retortion1636
retortment1649
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 115 He ȝe..consideryt his vsage Yat gryppyt ay but gayne-gevyng.
2. A misgiving. Obsolete exc. archaic.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > instance of
suspicionc1384
suspect1541
scruple1600
umbrage1604
gain-givinga1616
inkling1620
surmise1719
a1616 W. Shakespeare Hamlet (1623) v. ii. 161 It is but foolery; but it is such a kinde of gain-giuing [1604 gamgiuing] as would perhaps trouble a woman.
1887 S. Coleridge Demetrius 11 There crept over the mother's heart a gaingiving undefined but strong and deep.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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