单词 | ruckling |
释义 | † rucklingn.1 Obsolete. Cowering, crouching; = rucking n.1 ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [noun] squattinga1425 rucking1440 rucklingc1500 scrooching1941 c1500 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 2274) 439 (MED) Rukklyng [1440 Harl. 221 Rukkynge, incurvacio]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). rucklingn.2 English regional (Yorkshire). Now rare. The action or practice of gathering clover into a sheaf or sheaves. Cf. ruckle v.1 ΚΠ 1800 J. Tuke Gen. View Agric. N. Riding Yorks. (new ed.) 156 When the crop is large.., a small armful is taken up by the top, which is united by a twist; three of these are placed together... This operation is termed ‘ruckling’. 1840 C. Howard Farming at Ridgemont 143 in Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III When the season is precarious for drying the clover hay, the excellent..plan..of ‘ruckling’ is adopted. 1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 174/2 Such work as ruckling is nearly out of date now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rucklingadj. Originally Scottish. That makes a croaking, rattling, or gurgling noise; (also) designating such a sound. Cf. ruckle v.3 ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > noisy breathing > rattling in throat ruckling1823 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. xii. 305 The deep ruckling groans of the patient satisfied every one that she was breathing her last. 1859 Out of Depths 162 Her glassy eyes, her ruckling breath,..told me plainly that she was dying fast. 1908 H. Caine White Prophet i. i, in Strand Mag. Dec. 603/2 A grunting and ruckling camel corps. 1959 F. F. Manfred Conquering Horse v. 59 His buckskin leggings made a soft ruckling noise on the grass floor. 2006 B. Wood & C. Wood Golden Boy xxv. 288 In the evening quiet he could hear the ruckling rhythm of the water wheel turning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1c1500n.21800adj.1823 |
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