单词 | gobstring |
释义 | > as lemmasgobstring gobstring n. (also gobstrings) slang and English regional (now historical) a bridle (along with its reins); also in figurative phrases with reference to restraint. ΚΠ 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Gab or gob string, a bridle. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Gob-string, a bridle; keep a hand on the gob-string, keep a tight rein. 1855 in F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words Gobstring, a bridle. ‘He mun be hodden in wi' a tight gobstring,’ held in or put under strong restriction. 1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln 707 Hold fast by the gobstrings, the bridle. 2011 M. Paterson Inside Dickens' London 64 A bridle was known as a ‘gob-string’. < as lemmas |
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