| 单词 | a stopping oyster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa stopping (also choking) oyster c. a stopping (also choking) oyster: a reply which silences someone. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > instance of > sufficient to silence a stopping (also choking) oyster?1499 squelch1942 ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Bv I haue a stoppynge oyster in my poke. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 55v To a feloe laiyng to his rebuke, that he was ouer deintie of his mouthe and dyete, he did with this reason geue a stoppyng oystre. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Eiii His wyfe..deuiseth to cast in my teeth, Checks and chokyng oysters. < as lemmas |
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