单词 | quiblet |
释义 | quibletn. Now rare. = quibble n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun allusion1550 nick1561 paronomasia1577 paronomasy1592 quiblin1605 quibblea1627 quiblet1627 clinch1629 quibbling1633 clink1634 clench1638 pun1644 conundrum1645 whim1652 pundigrion1673 jeu de mots1823 calembour1830 Tom Swifty1963 paronym1982 1627 Vox Piscis 16 A yongue Scholar..then viewing this vnconcocted booke in the Codd-fish, made a Quiblet thereupon, saying, that it might be found in the Code, but could neuer be entred into the Digest. 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 13 Dec. 2/1 I cannot admire the quiblet of the Influences of a Half-Moon. 1722 Cries of Royal Blood (ed. 2) 96 To contrive to trick the Devil, by a little Quiblet in Law. ?1760 Hunting of Hare 1/4 The proverb..Which I've heard 'mongst many quiblets. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott IV. iv. 152 Sharp word-catchings,..and all the quips and quibblets of bar pleading. 1918 H. T. Follett & W. Follett Some Mod. Novelists iv. 111 A minor technical quiblet if ever there was one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1627 |
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