| 释义 |
> as lemmasitching-eared Often qualifying nouns denoting bodily organs in metaphorical phrases, as itching ears, a craving to hear something new, persons who crave to hear novelties (hence itching-eared); an itching palm, a hankering after gain, an avaricious disposition; †an itching elbow, a passion for gambling (cf. quot. 1726 at itch n. 2).< |