单词 | jirble |
释义 | jirblev. Chiefly Scottish. intransitive and transitive. To spill (a liquid) by shaking or unsteady moving of the vessel; to pour out unsteadily; hence, to pour (liquid) from vessel to vessel. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (intransitive)] > let spill spilla1340 shedc1450 jirble1760 the world > movement > transference > [verb (intransitive)] > from one vessel to another jirble1823 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > pour out [verb (intransitive)] > from vessel to vessel jirble1823 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > pour [verb (transitive)] > out > unsteadily jirble1827 1760 City Cleaned & Country Improven 9 Two men~scavengers with the sting and say can carry more water conveniently than ten single persons can do with an open jirbling tub between their hands. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 235 It's the jinketting and the jirbling with tea and with trumpery that brings our nobles to ninepence. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 164 Frae the bottle o' his pride He jirbles out a dram. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1760 |
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