proppagen.

Brit.

/ˈprɒpɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈprɑpɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -age suffix.

Etymology: < prop v.¹ + -age suffix.

rare.

Support provided for something regarded as weak or unstable; (also) an argument or apparatus that props or offers support.

ΚΠ

1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized ii. 76 We have seen by this time the invalidity of the Assumption of Mr. Baxters Argument, and of all the Reasons which he brings to prove it..to give proppage to his own assertion.

1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 138 Hat and stick were his proppage and balance-wheel.

2004 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) (Nexis) 9 Feb. Some of the ‘tricks’ are simple..but others require extreme proppage, more than some of us may care to use or even have on hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proppage
释义	proppagen. Brit. /ˈprɒpɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈprɑpɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -age suffix. Etymology: < prop v.¹ + -age suffix. rare. Support provided for something regarded as weak or unstable; (also) an argument or apparatus that props or offers support. ΚΠ 1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized ii. 76 We have seen by this time the invalidity of the Assumption of Mr. Baxters Argument, and of all the Reasons which he brings to prove it..to give proppage to his own assertion. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 138 Hat and stick were his proppage and balance-wheel. 2004 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) (Nexis) 9 Feb. Some of the ‘tricks’ are simple..but others require extreme proppage, more than some of us may care to use or even have on hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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