单词 | litch |
释义 | litchn. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. A handful (of reeds, etc.); a bundle (of cords, yarn, etc.). In modern use, ‘a tangled mass’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > bundle sheafc725 handfulOE truss12.. knitch13.. binding1388 bundle1398 faggot1447 bond1483 flaggat1487 bend-fulc1500 litch1538 thrave1606 fascicle1622 fawda1642 nitch1726 fascine1793 fasciculus1816 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Thomices, lyches of hempe wherwith halters are made. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Liches or linckes of cordes, halters, or ropes, thomices. 1634 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (new ed.) iii. 39 Being thus prepared, take out of that wet bundle a litch of 40 or 50 reedes or straws. 2. (See quot. 1851) [Perhaps a different word.] ΚΠ 1851 H. Newland Erne 59 The Captain who had been baiting a formidable litch with a good sized par. [Note] Litch,..an arrangement of hooks and swivels calculated to give the appearance of life to a dead bait. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1538 |
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