| 单词 | preen-cod |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspreen-cod preen-cod n. now rare a pincushion; also in extended use (in quot. ?a1513 used of a woman's genitals). ΚΠ a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 246 Syne said (and swoir..) That he suld nocht twich hir prenecod. 1558 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 309 For the wrangous reiffing..fra hir of ane plyd, ane pettioitt [sic],..ane stomak, ane preyne cod, and xvj d. thairin. 1649 in W. Fraser Memorials Family Wemyss (1888) II. 231 My grit prinkod and broutherd box[i]s. 1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Prin-cod, A pin-cushion. North. Figuratively, a short fat man or woman. 1822 J. Galt Provost v. 38 The Nabob..made [them] presents of new gowns and prin-cods. 1893 R. Ford Harp Perthshire 210 A preen-cod, aged fifty years, Aye danglin' at the side. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 11 Had you been made a leevin' preen-cod, You'd socht a mowdie-hill to fa' on. < as lemmas |
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