单词 | out-crafty |
释义 | † out-craftyv. Obsolete. transitive. To surpass in craftiness or cunning, to outwit. Cf. outcraft v. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iv. 15 That Drug-damn'd Italy, hath out-craftied him, And hee's at some hard point. View more context for this quotation 1661 Princess Cloria iv. 477 Being out-craftied by those of Zutphynons faction and interest. 1759 W. Hawkins Cymbeline iii. 43 Chronicled 'mongst those wise few That have out-craftied woman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.a1616 |
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