单词 | girr |
释义 | girrn. Scottish. a. A hoop for a barrel. Also, a child's hoop. Cf. gird n.1 2, girth n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > hoop girr1611 trochus1706 troque1743 hoop1792 grace hoop1837 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > barrel or cask > [noun] > hoop hoopa1175 tonnel-hoop1341 garth1483 girr1611 gird1612 neck-hoop1641 1611 in Glasgow Burgh Rec. (1876) I. 322 Na firlot to be sealit bot sik as hes yron girris about the mowth. 1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 848 The Couper o' Cuddy cam here awa, He ca'd the girrs out o'er us a'. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 35 Rowing girrs (rolling hoops) forms another healthy exercise to the boys of Edinburgh. 1887 J. Service Life Dr. Duguid xxix. 185 I was a happy wee callan caing the girr on the street. b. A hoop used to keep a pair of water-cans apart so that they may be more easily carried. ΚΠ 1832–53 A. A. Ritchie in Whistle-Binkie 3rd Ser. (Sc. Songs) 69 As our kimmer Nell, Wi' her stoups and her girr, was gaun down to the well [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611 |
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