† scrubbedadj.¹

Etymology: < scrub n.¹ + -ed suffix².

Obsolete.

1. Stunted, dwarfed.

ΚΠ

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice v. i. 162 Now by this hand I gaue it to a youth, a kind of boy, a little scrubbed boy, no higher then thy selfe, the Iudges Clarke.

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 237 They suffer their sheepe and cattell to bruize them [Furze bushes] when they are young, and so they grow to scrubbed and low tufts, seldome to that perfection that they might.

1723 T. Taylor in Portland Papers (Hist. MSS. Comm.) VI. 87 The first wood..consisting all of oaks, but very scrubbed ones.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies xvii Straggling forests of the kind of low scrubbed trees already mentioned.

2. Squalid, insignificant. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible

unworthlyc1230

wretcha1250

seely1297

vilec1320

not worth a cress (kerse)1377

the value of a rushc1380

threadbarec1412

wretched1450

miserable?a1513

rascal1519

prettya1522

not worth a whistlea1529

pegrall1535

plack1539

pelting1540

scald1542

sleeveless1551

baggage1553

paltering1553

piddling1559

twopenny1560

paltry1565

rubbish1565

baggagely1573

pelfish1577

halfpenny1579

palting1579

baubling1581

three-halfpenny1581

pitiful1582

triobolar1585

squirting1589

not worth a lousea1592

hedge1596

cheap1597

peddling1597

dribbling1600

mean1600

rascally1600

three-farthingc1600

draughty1602

dilute1605

copper1609

peltry?a1610

threepenny1613

pelsy1631

pimping1640

triobolary1644

pigwidgeon1647

dustya1649

fiddling1652

puddlinga1653

insignificant1658

piteous1667

snotty1681

scrubbed1688

dishonourable1699

scrub1711

footy1720

fouty1722

rubbishing1731

chuck-farthing1748

rubbishy1753

shabby1753

scrubby1754

poxya1758

rubbishly1777

waff-like1808

trinkety1817

meanish1831

one-eyed1843

twiddling1844

measly1847

poking1850

picayunish1852

vild1853

picayune1856

snide1859

two-cent1859

rummagy1872

faddling1883

finicking1886

slushy1889

twopence halfpenny1890

jerk1893

pissy1922

crappy1928

two-bit1932

piddly1933

chickenshit1934

pissing1937

penny packet1943

farkakte1960

pony1964

gay1978

1688 J. Bunyan Heavenly Foot-man (1724) 72 Consider, therefore, that as bad as thou have got thither; thither went scrubbed, beggarly Lazarus, &c.

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3. Covered or overgrown with scrub. With qualifying adverb, as densely- or heavily-scrubbed. Australian and New Zealand except as scrubbed over.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective]

greeneOE

strongc1230

verdant1590

shrubby1598

shaggy1605

tufted1606

tufty1612

covered1632

vegetated1697

covert1707

verdurous1717

shagged1784

matted1791

vegetive1855

scrubbed1870

flourishing1883

1870 R. P. Whitworth Martin's Bay Settlement 13/1 The land was densely scrubbed with undergrowth.

1899 North-Western Advocate (West Devonport, Tasmania) 10 Mar. 3/2 The country..was a succession of undulating, heavily-scrubbed land.

1910 Huon Times (Franklin, Tasmania) 5 Nov. 2/5 It was necessary for a gate to be erected owing to the property being densely scrubbed and heavily timbered.

1981 Ann. Rep. Berks., Bucks. & Oxfordshire Naturalists' Trust 3/2 The site which has a good display of chalk grassland flowers was heavily scrubbed over, to such an extent that its botanical interest was at stake.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

scrubbedadj.²

/skrʌbd/

Etymology: < scrub v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

Cleaned by scrubbing. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [adjective] > scoured or scrubbed

scouredc1450

well-scrubbed1793

scrubbed1870

1870 J. P. Smith Widow Goldsmith's Daughter ii. 19 Chandos and Christabel were presentable children: both..were kept scrubbed and combed, and ‘cleaned up’ within an inch of their lives.

1905 E. M. Albanesi Brown Eyes of Mary xvi. 213 The sight of the old kitchen, with its scrubbed boards and red tiles.

1958 Listener 18 Dec. 1050/2 ‘People Today’ gave us a fresh, scrubbed and shiny picture of Hawick.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	scrubbed
释义	† scrubbedadj.¹ Etymology: < scrub n.¹ + -ed suffix². Obsolete. 1. Stunted, dwarfed. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice v. i. 162 Now by this hand I gaue it to a youth, a kind of boy, a little scrubbed boy, no higher then thy selfe, the Iudges Clarke. View more context for this quotation 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 237 They suffer their sheepe and cattell to bruize them [Furze bushes] when they are young, and so they grow to scrubbed and low tufts, seldome to that perfection that they might. 1723 T. Taylor in Portland Papers (Hist. MSS. Comm.) VI. 87 The first wood..consisting all of oaks, but very scrubbed ones. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies xvii Straggling forests of the kind of low scrubbed trees already mentioned. 2. Squalid, insignificant. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible unworthlyc1230 wretcha1250 seely1297 vilec1320 not worth a cress (kerse)1377 the value of a rushc1380 threadbarec1412 wretched1450 miserable?a1513 rascal1519 prettya1522 not worth a whistlea1529 pegrall1535 plack1539 pelting1540 scald1542 sleeveless1551 baggage1553 paltering1553 piddling1559 twopenny1560 paltry1565 rubbish1565 baggagely1573 pelfish1577 halfpenny1579 palting1579 baubling1581 three-halfpenny1581 pitiful1582 triobolar1585 squirting1589 not worth a lousea1592 hedge1596 cheap1597 peddling1597 dribbling1600 mean1600 rascally1600 three-farthingc1600 draughty1602 dilute1605 copper1609 peltry?a1610 threepenny1613 pelsy1631 pimping1640 triobolary1644 pigwidgeon1647 dustya1649 fiddling1652 puddlinga1653 insignificant1658 piteous1667 snotty1681 scrubbed1688 dishonourable1699 scrub1711 footy1720 fouty1722 rubbishing1731 chuck-farthing1748 rubbishy1753 shabby1753 scrubby1754 poxya1758 rubbishly1777 waff-like1808 trinkety1817 meanish1831 one-eyed1843 twiddling1844 measly1847 poking1850 picayunish1852 vild1853 picayune1856 snide1859 two-cent1859 rummagy1872 faddling1883 finicking1886 slushy1889 twopence halfpenny1890 jerk1893 pissy1922 crappy1928 two-bit1932 piddly1933 chickenshit1934 pissing1937 penny packet1943 farkakte1960 pony1964 gay1978 1688 J. Bunyan Heavenly Foot-man (1724) 72 Consider, therefore, that as bad as thou have got thither; thither went scrubbed, beggarly Lazarus, &c. Draft additions 1993 3. Covered or overgrown with scrub. With qualifying adverb, as densely- or heavily-scrubbed. Australian and New Zealand except as scrubbed over. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] greeneOE strongc1230 verdant1590 shrubby1598 shaggy1605 tufted1606 tufty1612 covered1632 vegetated1697 covert1707 verdurous1717 shagged1784 matted1791 vegetive1855 scrubbed1870 flourishing1883 1870 R. P. Whitworth Martin's Bay Settlement 13/1 The land was densely scrubbed with undergrowth. 1899 North-Western Advocate (West Devonport, Tasmania) 10 Mar. 3/2 The country..was a succession of undulating, heavily-scrubbed land. 1910 Huon Times (Franklin, Tasmania) 5 Nov. 2/5 It was necessary for a gate to be erected owing to the property being densely scrubbed and heavily timbered. 1981 Ann. Rep. Berks., Bucks. & Oxfordshire Naturalists' Trust 3/2 The site which has a good display of chalk grassland flowers was heavily scrubbed over, to such an extent that its botanical interest was at stake. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). scrubbedadj.² /skrʌbd/ Etymology: < scrub v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Cleaned by scrubbing. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [adjective] > scoured or scrubbed scouredc1450 well-scrubbed1793 scrubbed1870 1870 J. P. Smith Widow Goldsmith's Daughter ii. 19 Chandos and Christabel were presentable children: both..were kept scrubbed and combed, and ‘cleaned up’ within an inch of their lives. 1905 E. M. Albanesi Brown Eyes of Mary xvi. 213 The sight of the old kitchen, with its scrubbed boards and red tiles. 1958 Listener 18 Dec. 1050/2 ‘People Today’ gave us a fresh, scrubbed and shiny picture of Hawick. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.¹1600adj.²1870
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