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单词 screeving
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screevingn.1

Forms: Middle English scryuyng.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screeve v.2, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: Apparently < screeve v.2 (although this is first attested later) + -ing suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
An open wound or fracture.
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a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 121 In scryuyngis of þe brayn panne [L. fissuris cranei penetrantibus].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

screevingn.2

Brit. /ˈskriːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskrivɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screeve v.4, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < screeve v.4 + -ing suffix1. Compare screever n.
slang.
The action or practice of drawing or writing on paving stones; esp. the creation of pictures on paving stones, typically using coloured chalks and frequently in order to earn money from passers-by.
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1841 Exposure of Impositions practised by Vagrants 28 Cadger's screeving. There are many cadgers who write short sentences with chalk on the flags.
1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 415/2 I then took to screeving (writing on the stones).
1876 J. H. Ewing Jan of Windmill xxxi. 306 In the few weeks of his apprenticeship to screeving, Jan had improved.
1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxx. 219 I asked Bozo what one could earn at screeving.
2004 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 25 Apr. a3/1Screeving’ is a unique art form..bringing the business community and local artists together to create renditions on the side walk using a pastel chalk medium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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