| 单词 | prune stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprune stone prune stone n. ΚΠ 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Use Sicke Men f. lxiv, in Bulwarke of Defence To gargarisme these thynges in his mouth and throte: and to put Prune stones in cold water, and chafe them with the tong up and doune in his mouthe. 1680 W. Charleton Enq. Human Nature iii. 84 Such things as any way promote the flowing forth of the Humor Salivalis or spittle, though they be neither actually cold nor moist in themselves; such as Prune stones, polisht Crystal, pieces of gold. 1733 S. Whatley tr. S. Tyssot de Patot Trav. & Adventures James Massey xiii. 234 I found 4 Stones as big as Prune-Stones in the Bladder of the Gall, which was as yellow as Wax. 1868 Proc. Essex Instit. in Communications Essex Instit. (1871) 6 2 Section of Prune stone. 1929 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 29 July 4/3 I have had a prune stone in my throat for years. 2005 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 10 Nov. c4 He..managed to supplement near starvation rations by sucking any nutrition from the prune stones and old bones he found. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。