单词 | at the countertail |
释义 | > as lemmasat the countertail 3. at the countertail: in reply, in retort. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adverb] againOE i-gainc1325 againwarda1382 at the countertailc1386 in rejoinder1556 responsibly1653 c1386 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 1134 Folweth Ekko that holdeth no silence, But euere answereth at the countretaille. c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 130 Alweys at the Countre~taile Theyr [wives] tunge clappithe and dothe hewe. < as lemmas |
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