单词 | jobbed |
释义 | jobbedadj. Now rare. Of a horse or carriage: hired for a particular job or for a limited time. Cf. job n.2 Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > hiring or renting > [adjective] > hired hiredc1230 conduct1476 jobbed1827 ticca1827 1827 W. Kitchiner Traveller's Oracle ii. 25 For a Pair of Jobbed Horses. 1857 W. M. Thackeray Let. 13 Jan. (1946) IV. 11 My (jobbed) Brougham whisks me off to..Leadenhall Street. 1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. I. xi. 188 We had some pleasant..rides on jobbed horses. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 22 June 7/2 Driving about in jobbed carriages and pairs. 1907 ‘A. Hilliers’ Mem. Person of Quality ix. 87 Being..an excellent horseman and of good appearance, [he] had been put into livery as coachman to a jobbed pair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827 |
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