| 单词 | sheep-biting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈsheep-ˌbiting ˈsheep-ˌbiting n. rare †adj. given to biting or worrying sheep; figurative thieving, sneaking (in Scott an echo of Shakespeare). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to > in sneaking manner sheep-bitinga1616 hole-creeping1638 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > that acts in specific way made1474 sheep-bitinga1616 hard-bitten1686 on trust1875 obedience-trained1937 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > misc actions snack1402 sheep-biting1817 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 351 Show your sheepe-biting face, and be hang'd an houre. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Rule a Wife (1640) v. 60 How like a sheep biting Rogue taken i'th' manner, And ready for the halter dost thou look now. a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) ii. 22 Sheepe-biting Mungrels. 1817 J. Mayer Sportsman's Direct. (ed. 2) 209 To cure a Dog of Sheep-biting. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. iv. 53 That pitiful sheep-biting visage of thine. < as lemmas |
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