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单词 nidge
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nidgev.1

Origin: Of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps related to earlier nidging adj. Compare fidge v. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nidʒ) /nɪdʒ/.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To shake (the head, etc.). Also intransitive: to quiver, shake.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver
shiverc1250
tremble1303
lillec1400
tryllec1400
quaver?a1439
didderc1440
dadderc1450
whitherc1450
bever1470
dindle1470
brawl1489
quiver1490
quitter1513
flichter1528
warble1549
palsy1582
quoba1586
twitter1629
dither1649
verberate1652
quibble1721
dandera1724
tremulate1749
vibrate1757
dingle1787
nidge1803
tirl1825
reel1847
shudder1849
tremor1921
1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw III. i. 7 The coxcomb, who stood nidging his head with anger.
1831 in Mag. Amer. Hist. (1888) Jan. 81 The majestic object is perpetually in motion, shaking and nidging and nodding this way and that.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

nidgev.2

Brit. /nɪdʒ/, U.S. /nɪdʒ/, Scottish English /nɪdʒ/
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nitch n.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant of nitch n. Compare earlier nidged adj. and nidging n.
Scottish. Building. rare.
transitive. To trim (stone) roughly with a sharp-pointed hammer.
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1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Nidge, in masonry, to dress the face of a stone with a sharp-pointed hammer in place of hewing it with a chisel and mallet.
1949 W. Diack Granite Industry 80 The setts shall be finely nidged, axed, punched, or otherwise dressed on head or exposed surface, showing little more than daylight when a straight-edge is applied to the surface in any direction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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