| 单词 | a douse in the chops |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa douse in the chops A dull heavy blow, esp. one delivered by a weapon or the fist. Frequently in a douse in the chops and variants (see chop n.2 1b). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > striking heavily > a heavy blow > and dull thump1552 bump1582 dousea1600 dousta1627 dub1837 duff1866 a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. l. 46368 With sic ane dous togidder that tha draif, Quhill speiris brak. a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Xxxv/1 Sowse upon Souse. Douces single. Justle sides. 1665 R. Howard Surprisal iv. ii. 43 'Slid, if she had not left her tricks and denials I wou'd have hit her a dowse in the chops. 1765 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) I. v. 165 She..gave Susy such a Douse on the Side of the Head, as left her fast asleep for an Hour. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 231 He gave the young man a dowse in the chops. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. v. 79 The porter..started up with his club, and dealt a sound douse or two on each side. a1845 R. H. Barham Jerry Jarvis's Wig in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 317 It descended on her..head in one tremendous ‘dowse’. 1886 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 7 Nov. 13/3 The hurt is not in our loss of money, but in that more grevious [sic] injury, ‘a douse in the chops’ of honourable ambition. 1901 ‘Thormanby’ Romances of Road ii. 38 If thee calls me a leear I'll gi'e thee a dowse i' the chops! 2008 Dublin Rev. Spring 56 The shoulders that gave the other fellow a dowse he wouldn't forget in a hurry. < as lemmas |
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