sharp practicen.

1. Work that demands brisk activity. rare.In some debating societies, applied to a debate intended for practice in readiness of speech, the rule being that each member must speak when called upon, on a subject proposed at the moment.

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society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work

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knowledge work1959

WIP1966

telework1970

playwork1986

laboratory work2002

1847 J. Paget in Mem. (1901) 157 I..see from 180 to 220 patients on each of my days—sharp practice for a beginner.

a. Hard bargaining; relentless pursuit of advantage.

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society > trade and finance > bargaining > [noun] > hard or unfair

prigging1591

sharp practice1836

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 209 ‘Dodson and Fogg—sharp practice their's—capital men of business is Dodson and Fogg, Sir.’ Mr. Pickwick admitted the sharp practice of Dodson and Fogg.

1845 C. M. Kirkland Western Clearings 42 His ‘law studies’..were comprised in six months' ‘sharp practice’, as clerk to a gentleman who had quitted the shoe-maker's bench for the law.

1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. viii. 142 The sharp practice of the world drives some logic into the most vague of men: women are not so schooled.

b. Now in more unfavourable sense: Dishonourable taking of advantage, trickery. Cf. sharp adj. 3e.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun]

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sharp practice1869

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flim-flammery1898

runaround1915

hanky1924

to give the go-around1925

Scandiknavery1927

the twist1933

hype1955

mamaguy1971

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > dishonesty > action

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sharp practice1869

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by-practice1913

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dirty pool1973

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 306 Their fondness for trickery and sharp practice.

1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 182 He could not say exactly that it was sharp practice on Owen's part.

1944 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. Simon’ Titania has Mother ix. 95 ‘Sharp practice?’ said the Fairy Peaseblossom. ‘Oh no, ma'am. Just diplomacy.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sharp practice
释义	sharp practicen. 1. Work that demands brisk activity. rare.In some debating societies, applied to a debate intended for practice in readiness of speech, the rule being that each member must speak when called upon, on a subject proposed at the moment. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work church worka1225 kirk work1418 fieldwork1441 labour of love1592 life's work1660 shop work1696 outwork1707 private practice1724 tide-work1739 sales-work1775 marshing1815 work in progress1815 life-work1837 relief work1844 sharp practice1847 near work1850 slop-work1861 repetition work1866 side work1875 rework1878 wage-slavery1886 work in progress1890 war work1891 busywork1893 screen work1912 staff-work1923 gig work1927 knowledge work1959 WIP1966 telework1970 playwork1986 laboratory work2002 1847 J. Paget in Mem. (1901) 157 I..see from 180 to 220 patients on each of my days—sharp practice for a beginner. 2. a. Hard bargaining; relentless pursuit of advantage. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > bargaining > [noun] > hard or unfair prigging1591 sharp practice1836 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 209 ‘Dodson and Fogg—sharp practice their's—capital men of business is Dodson and Fogg, Sir.’ Mr. Pickwick admitted the sharp practice of Dodson and Fogg. 1845 C. M. Kirkland Western Clearings 42 His ‘law studies’..were comprised in six months' ‘sharp practice’, as clerk to a gentleman who had quitted the shoe-maker's bench for the law. 1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. viii. 142 The sharp practice of the world drives some logic into the most vague of men: women are not so schooled. b. Now in more unfavourable sense: Dishonourable taking of advantage, trickery. Cf. sharp adj. 3e. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] swikec893 swikedomc893 dwalec950 braida1000 falsec1000 flerdc1000 swikelnessa1023 fakenOE chuffingc1175 fikenungc1175 bipechingc1200 treachery?c1225 falseshipc1230 guilec1230 telingc1230 swikeheada1250 craftc1275 felony1297 wrench1297 deceitc1300 gabc1300 guiling13.. guilery1303 quaintisec1325 wrenk1338 beswiking1340 falsehood1340 abetc1350 wissing1357 wilec1374 faitery1377 faiting1377 tregetryc1380 fallacec1384 trainc1390 coverture1393 facrere1393 ficklenessc1397 falsagea1400 tregeta1400 abusionc1405 blearingc1405 deceptionc1430 mean?c1430 tricotc1430 obreption1465 fallacy1481 japery1496 gauderya1529 fallax1530 conveyance1531 legerdemain1532 dole1538 trompe1547 joukery1562 convoyance1578 forgery1582 abetment1586 outreaching1587 chicanery1589 falsery1594 falsity1603 fubbery1604 renaldry1612 supercherie1621 circumduction1623 fobbinga1627 dice-play1633 beguile1637 fallaxitya1641 ingannation1646 hocus1652 renardism1661 dodgerya1670 knapping1671 trap1681 joukery-pawkery1686 jugglery1699 take-in1772 tripotage1779 trickery1801 ruse1807 dupery1816 nailing1819 pawkery1820 hanky-panky1841 hokey-pokey1847 suck-in1856 phenakisma1863 skulduggery1867 sharp practice1869 dodginess1871 jiggery-pokery1893 flim-flammery1898 runaround1915 hanky1924 to give the go-around1925 Scandiknavery1927 the twist1933 hype1955 mamaguy1971 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > dishonesty > action brokery1602 trinketing1646 adultery1753 traffickery1838 hanky-panky1841 grafting1859 shystering1860 graft1865 skulduggery1867 sharp practice1869 in and out work1888 by-practice1913 grift1914 dirty pool1973 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 306 Their fondness for trickery and sharp practice. 1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 182 He could not say exactly that it was sharp practice on Owen's part. 1944 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. Simon’ Titania has Mother ix. 95 ‘Sharp practice?’ said the Fairy Peaseblossom. ‘Oh no, ma'am. Just diplomacy.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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