单词 | quarter-quibble |
释义 | > as lemmasquarter-quibble ΚΠ a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 138 He makes a Transition from Common Law to Common Reason, and he hopes to be scored up for that Quarter-Quibble. 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 2 A bare clinch will serve the turn; a Carwichet, a Quarterquibble, or a Punn. 1729 T. Cooke Tales 96 Quarter-quibbles made his Heart right glad. < as lemmas |
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