† metagrobolismn.
humorous. Obsolete. rare.
Mystifying obscurity, mystery.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun]
amazing1530
metagrobolism1693
bothering1774
bepuzzlement1806
mystification1816
mystifying1818
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxii. 178 The Autonomatick Metagrobolism of the Romish Church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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n.1693- to shoot at rovers
- to shoot at to
- to shoot at to an object
- to shoot back
- to shoot beside
- to shoot blanks
- to shoot casino
- to shoot compass
- to shoot craps
- to shoot down
- to shoot down in flames
- to shoot far from
- to shoot flying
- to shoot for the stick
- to shoot forth, out, away
- to shoot from the hip
- to shoot in
- to shoot in another's bow
- to shoot in bow
- to shoot it out
- to shoot near the mark
- to shoot nipshot
- to shoot off a tie
- to shoot off one's mouth
- to shoot on