| 单词 | beet-mister |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeet-mister a. To relieve hunger, thirst, or any form of want; to supply wants, needs (Sc. misters). Hence substantively in combination beet-need, beet-mister. Scottish and northern. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > satisfying hunger or thirst > satisfy or relieve hunger or thirst [verb (transitive)] sleckc1175 aquenchc1300 stanch1340 beetc1390 repelc1425 sufficea1450 squench1598 the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > supply (needs or wants) furnish1496 supporta1500 beeta1522 sustain1539 nourish1568 to set forthc1610 sustenate1712 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. vii. 224 No mon shall beete his hunger. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3279 Sco þat sal bete me my thrist. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. viii. 105 Grantit eik wod leif to hew, and take Tymmyr to beit ayrris [= oars] and other mysteris. 1816 W. Scott Tales my Landlord IV. 252 (Jam.) She enlarged on the advantage of saving old clothes to be what she called beetmasters to the new. 1823 Blackwood's Mag. 314 (Jam.) If twa or three hunder pounds can beet a mister for you in a strait, ye sanna want it. 1875 Lanc. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Beet-need, a help that may be had at will. < as lemmas |
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