单词 | imbost |
释义 | † imbostn. Obsolete. Foam (from the mouth of a beast). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of animals generally > [noun] > foam at mouth imbost1677 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > foam from mouth imbost1677 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 78 Yet will that [Stream] with the help of the Wind, lodge part of the Stream and Imbost [printed Imbosh], that comes from him on the Banks. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Hart The Steam and Imbost. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † imbostv. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To drive (a hunted beast) to extremity; to cause to foam at the mouth: = emboss v.2 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > drive to extremity emboss1590 imbost1590 1590 T. Cokayne Treat. Hunting D j He will close vp his mouth as though he had not been imbosted or hunted that day. 2. intransitive. To foam, as a result of hard running: = emboss v.2 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [verb (intransitive)] > produce foam from mouth imbost1590 1590 T. Cokayne Treat. Hunting C iv Who so hunteth unbreathed hounds..in hot weather, causeth them to imbost and surbate greatly. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > animals > animals hunted > [adjective] > foaming at mouth from exhaustion imbosted1628 embossed1651 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxxvi. sig. Z5 Sure, they borrow it..from the imboasted [1709 raging] Savage, and from tormenting spirits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1677v.1590 |
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