单词 | roborean |
释义 | † roboreanadj. Obsolete. rare. Made of oak or some similar strong timber. In extended use: robust, coarse. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > coarse agrest?1440 robust1511 roynish1570 sowish1570 lubberlike1572 lubberly1580 ordinarya1586 roborean1656 porcine1660 coarse1680 crude1722 low1725 piggish1742 coarse-graineda1774 crass1861 coarse-fibred1872 barnyard1895 farmyard1911 rough as guts1919 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > oak oaken1393 roborean1656 roburnean1656 oak wood1957 1656 T. Blount Glossographia (at cited word) Roborean, made of Oak, or such like strong Timber. 1857 Melbourne Punch 16 July 194/2 Mr. Brooke did not believe that the House possessed such delicately-fibred sensitiveness as to be shocked by a little roughness of roborean phrase. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1656 |
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