单词 | scummer |
释义 | † scummern. Obsolete. 1. A shallow ladle or sieve for removing scum or floating matter from the surface of a liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > removal of scum > [noun] > implement for scummer1326 skimmer1392 scum-pan1648 scum-board1898 1326 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 15 In..uno schumour pro coquina, 12d. 1399 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 18 j scomor cum j podyngiren. 1487 Will of Elizabeth Poynings in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 213 A ladill and a scomer of laton. 1582 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Compend. Rationall Secretes iii. xxxiii. 48 Thereon will come a thinne skime, the whiche ye shall gather together with a Scummer. 1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery i. 16 Be you ready, as scum shall rise, to take it away with a scummer. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Conserve You must suffer your Scummer or Spattle to drain. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 360 Another large iron ladle pierced like a scummer. 2. One who scours the sea; a rover, pirate. [So French écumeur de la mer.] ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate sea-thiefc1050 skimmera1387 scummera1398 galliotc1425 reaver1434 piratea1475 freebooter1570 sea-rover1579 filibuster1591 water rat1600 water thief1600 picaroon1624 sea-rata1640 Algerine1657 marooner1661 rat1675 Likedeelers1764 Viking1807 sea-wolf1837 piratess1862 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. civ. 785 The men [of Norway]..ben strong skumors and see theues. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiv. 375 Ane scummar [1489 Adv. scowmar] of the se. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xv. 130 Pirates, Coursaries, and Skummers of the sea. 3. One who gathers scum. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > removal of scum > [noun] > one who gathers scum scummer?1602 ?1602 Narcissus (MS Bodl. Rawl. poet. 212) (1893) 440 That same youthe's the scummer of all skorne. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxx. 199 Pope Boniface VIII. a Scummer Popes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † scummerv. Obsolete. rare. 1. intransitive. To make a predatory raid. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > sack, raid, or loot [verb (intransitive)] harryc893 skeckc1330 skicka1400 cry havoc1419 foray1487 raven1570 booty1580 rapine1580 pillage1593 boot-hale1598 to make boota1599 ravage1604 scummer1633 maraud1684 loot1842 raid1848 1633 Swedish Intelligencer iv. 121 Having again thus scummerd over the frontiers of Paderborn, he passes the river Weser. 2. transitive. To scour, furbish up. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > scour, scrub, or rub [verb (transitive)] ruokenc1275 scour?a1366 ruba1382 shorec1460 off-scour1578 scrubc1595 to rub up1605 hog1651 scummer1678 scurrifunge1789 1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum Introd. 29 If some of the old superstitious Ceremonies (when well scraped, and wiped) were left for Decency,..why were not the rest scummer'd up, that the Worship might be more Decent? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1326v.1633 |
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