† night-wakingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., waking adj.

Etymology: < night n. + waking adj.

Obsolete.

Awake at night; causing wakefulness at night. Also: night-dispelling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > nocturnal

night-waking1584

1584 J. Southern Pandora sig. Biij Wherefore farewell, day of nights, and Welcome night waking daye.

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. E2 Yet fowle night-waking Cat he doth but dallie, While in his hold-fast foot the weak mouse panteth.

1610 J. Mason Tvrke iii. iii Feare and suspition, two night-waking charmes, Banish all sleepe, suggesting in my thoughts, Falsehood and treason.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	night-waking
释义	† night-wakingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., waking adj. Etymology: < night n. + waking adj. Obsolete. Awake at night; causing wakefulness at night. Also: night-dispelling. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > nocturnal night-waking1584 1584 J. Southern Pandora sig. Biij Wherefore farewell, day of nights, and Welcome night waking daye. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. E2 Yet fowle night-waking Cat he doth but dallie, While in his hold-fast foot the weak mouse panteth. View more context for this quotation 1610 J. Mason Tvrke iii. iii Feare and suspition, two night-waking charmes, Banish all sleepe, suggesting in my thoughts, Falsehood and treason. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1584
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