单词 | maeshie |
释义 | maeshien. Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland). A barrel-shaped wide-meshed basket or net made from straw, heather, or a similar material, usually hung on a packsaddle and used for carrying heavy or bulky loads. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] teanela700 windlec725 spertc975 kipec1000 leapc1000 willyc1000 basketa1300 coopa1300 hoppera1300 ripc1300 skepc1340 coffinc1380 criba1387 skippetc1450 corfc1483 wisket1542 prickle1543 cleave1577 serpet1615 wicker1646 bascaud1647 shapeta1657 fender1682 canister1697 kist1724 calathus1753 voider1788 wick1802 skip1816 maeshie1822 1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 431 Maiseys..are made of ropes prepared from ‘floss’ or rushes, these being reticulated in meshes of some inches in width. 1852 A. Harper Fruits Solitary Hours 45 [He] had been seen wi' e'en sae glazie, And gaping mou' like ony meazie. 1899 J. Spence Shetland Folk-lore 179 Winding..simmonds or gurdastöries for his maeshies and rivakessies. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Orkney Parish 36 The maizie was sometimes made of bent cord, very rarely of rope, but for the most part of heather woven like a net, with large meshes about six inches square. 1933 J. Gray Lowrie 26 Ye cood juist heuk da bight o' da maeshie fettel ower yon croilk apon his back. 1947 E. S. R. Tait Shetland Folk Bk. I. 13 He was carrying the huge load [of stones] in a meshi. 1978 A. Fenton Northern Isles xxxii. 253 The making of maishies was one of the most interesting jobs in building up a set of peat-flitting equipment. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822 |
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