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单词 pist
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pistint.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.
Etymology: Imitative. Compare whist int.1, pish int., hist int., and later psst int. N.E.D.(1907) gives the pronunciation as (pist, p'st) /pɪst/ /pst/.
Obsolete.
Used to attract attention, or to convey important or secret information. Cf. psst int.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [interjection] > hiss to attract attention
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1608 T. Middleton Trick to catch Old-one iii. sig. E2 Hoo. Pist Drawer,—Dra. Anon sir?
a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Changeling (1653) v. sig. H Pist, where are you?
?1668 T. Jordan Wealth Out-witted iv. iii. 38 So am I, am I not, they married—pist—Ile be more open to you.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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