| 单词 | merry-begotten |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmerry-begotten merry-begotten adj. and n. colloquial and British regional = merry-begot adj. and n. ΚΠ 1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures i. 83 I have heard..that his Father was but a merry-begotten Son of Sir Anthony's. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Merry begotten, a bastard. 1883 R. Cleland Inchbracken xiv To mak a fule o' her that gate, wi' a merry-begotten wein! 1911 A. Warrack Scots Dial. Dict. (at cited word) Merry-begotten, illegitimate... An illegitimate child. 1962 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) Merry-begotten. < as lemmas |
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