| 单词 | hand bible |
| 释义 | > as lemmashand bible hand bible n. (a) a small bible that may be carried in the hand; (b) Navy slang (now historical and rare) = holy-stone n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > [noun] Holy Writc900 writeOE God's bookOE writOE bookOE Biblea1300 holy lettrurec1330 scripturec1330 the (sacred or holy) writings1340 gospel1393 worda1425 escripture1489 Holy Write1508 theologya1513 the written word1533 Book of God1548 oracle1548 hand biblea1680 good book1740 sacred book1782 the sacred volume1850 bibliotheca1879 Kitab1885 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] > implement for scouring or scrubbing > stone scouring-stone1648 holy-stone1823 prayer book1840 Bible1867 hand bible1908 a1680 S. Butler Mercurius Menippeus (1682) 5 O what a godly thing is the Sign of the Hand Bible! 1798 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. II. 34/2 Handbibel, die, a portative Bible, a Hand-Bible. 1833 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 12 Aug. ‘Holy stones and hand bibles’ have done their duty. 1867 J. Dixon Autobiogr. II. vii. 114 A beautiful hand Bible was presented to me. 1908 O. Onions Pedlar's Pack 109 That was Ben, and i' the Dolphin, where all they knew o' Bibles was the hand-bibles they holystoned the decks wi'. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 80 Hand Bible, a holy-stone. 1994 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Apr. w8 Hand Bibles—small, personal volumes rich in sentimental value. < as lemmas |
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