单词 | sae-tree |
释义 | > as lemmassae-tree sae-tree n. the pole used as a handle for a sae. ΚΠ 1880 W. T. Dennison Orcadian Sketch-bk. 17 As stracht as a rash, an' as stiff as the sae-tree. 1935 in Sc. National Dict. at Sae n.1 She maun be keepit like an egg apo a sae-tree; of a delicate or touchy person who has to be handled or nursed with the utmost tact or care. 1967 M. A. Scott Island Saga ii. 85 He pursued his enemy with a ‘sae-tree’, caught him near Ancum Loch, knocked him down, and ‘knee-poostied’ him. < as lemmas |
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