| 单词 | one's own poke-nook |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone's own poke-nook A bottom corner of a bag, sack, etc. Frequently in extended use in phrases, as one's own poke-nook: one's own means; to pickle in one's own poke-nook: to rely on one's own resources. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > corner of poke-nook?a1600 society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > of an individual or company exchequer1619 finances1686 bank balance1805 fisc1820 one's own poke-nook1821 roll1846 bankroll1849 ?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 375 Bot menstrallis, serving man, and maid, Gat Mitchell in ane auld pocke nucke. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1242 Pikill in your awin poke nuke. 1789 J. Bonner Bee-master's Compan. xi. 76 Bees, they will spend more honey than they do when they have to pickle it out of their own poke-nock. 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xiv. 136 It was thought that it [sc. the cost] would have to come out of their own pock-nook. 1844 J. Ballantine Miller of Deanhaugh i. 18 Your mouter fills mony a pock nook. 1898 S. R. Crockett Standard Bearer 60 Keeping it [sc. the Bible] with one or two other books in the pokenook of my plaid whenever I went to the hills. 1910 C. Fraser Glengonnar 156 It's a' yin to me—let them pickle in their ain pock neuk. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 238 Pock-nuik,..a sack-corner. 1985 K. Howarth Sounds Gradely (at cited word) Poke-nook, the area or angle formed at the top corners of a haafnet. < as lemmas |
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