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单词 giblet-check
释义

giblet-checkn.

Forms: Also giblet-, jiblet-cheque, -cheek.
Etymology: Etymology and correct form uncertain.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgiblet-ˈcheck.
Scottish.
(See quot. 1842.)
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1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 979 Giblea [sic] Cheque, a term used by Scotch masons to denote the cutting away of the right angle formed by the front and returns of the aperture of a stone door-case, in the form of a rebate or reveal, so as to make the outer side of the door or closure flush with the face of the wall.
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Giblet-check, Giblet-cheek.

Derivatives

giblet-checked adj.
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1849 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 306/1 It..should have a giblet-checked outer door to open outwards.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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