| 单词 | irish hubbub |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish hubbub With Irish hubbub cf. hubbaboo n. The Welsh hubbub seems to have been (see quot. 1645) a ‘hue and cry’ only.extracted from hubbubn.Irish hubbub Irish hubbub n. now chiefly historical tumultuous noise or shouting, or a bout of riotous, noisy revelry, perceived as characteristic of the Irish (cf. hubbaboo n., wild Irish n. 1); (also in extended use) †an outbreak of widespread anger or excitement; a furore (obsolete). ΚΠ 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. vi. 103 Thei [sc. Ichthiophagi of Afrike] flocke together to go drincke..shouting as they go with an yrishe whobub. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 326 b Mightier is the force of the Veritie..then that it can be dasht out of countenaunce with Irishe hooboobbes. 1634 J. Ford Perkin Warbeck (1968) ii. iii. 168 There have been Irish hubbubs, when I have [danced] too. 1861 Derby Mercury 12 June 4/5 The Irish hubbub about the Ministerial repudiation of the Galway contract still continues. 1886 Punch 17 July 28/1 To-day I wished, out of pure weariness of the spirit, to look into this Irish hubbub. 2000 M. Neill Putting Hist. to Question xiii. 346 The Babylonical confusion known as the Irish hubbub. < as lemmas |
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