| 单词 | pap of the halse |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspap of the halse 4. Scottish. The uvula. Usually more fully as pap of the halse (also pap of the hass). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > [noun] > uvula tongue of the throat1398 uvulac1400 uve?1527 uvule?1527 columella1585 gargareon1653 pap of the hass1788 staphyle1808 1788 J. Mill Diary (1889) 84 A severe cold, which brought down the Uvula or Pape so call'd. 1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël I. vii She got sic a load o' cauld at that ball, the pap o' her hass down, an' a' defaite thegither. 1874 A. Hislop Bk. Sc. Anecd. 28 There was an unco kittlin' in the paup o' his hass. 1895 H. Ochiltree Redburn v Gapin' as if ye had a barley awn sticking i' the pap o' yer hass. 1914 County Folklore (F.L.S.) 7 406 In relaxed throat the condition is referred to as ‘the pap o' the hass being down’. It is believed that there is one single hair in the head, which, if found and pulled, will ‘bring the pap o' the hass up’. 1945 Weekly Scotsman 14 Apr. A wee bit ‘kittle at the pap o' the hass’. 2003 www.memorybank.org.uk 22 Oct. (O.E.D. Archive) As I walked in with her I says, ‘Well what's the trouble with wee Jeannie?’ ‘Oh,’ she says, ‘the pap o' the halse drappit.’ < as lemmas |
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