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单词 sincanter
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sincantern.

Forms: α. 1500s cenkanter, 1500s–1600s sinckanter, 1600s sinkanter, sincaunter. β. 1500s–1600s singcantor, 1600s sincantor.
Etymology: Of obscure origin; the β-forms have been assimilated to sing and cantor . The variants cinque-cater , cincater , etc. (see examples under cinquanter n.), are no doubt due to association with the dicing terms cinque and quatre.
Obsolete.
A contemptuous or depreciatory term applied to men, usually with the epithet old. Also attributive (quot. c1540 at α. ).
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > held in contempt > male
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c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 708 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 97 The good yoth..leuis the slechy podell, full of frogis, To the old cenkanter phariziecall dogis.
1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden Ep. Ded. sig. C2 Being sent for to some tall old sinckanter, or stigmaticall bearded Master of Arte.
1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe in Wks. (1885) III. 41 Then thou callest them sinckanters, which is a proper Epithite vnto thy-selfe, for Sinckanter commeth of sincke and antrum a hole.
1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. K1 A plague on ye for a blinde sinksanker.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rocard, a hoarse mouldichaps, an ouerworne sincaunter, one that can neither whinnie, nor wag the taile.
1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. x. 410 He would conjure you into a boote, or into a bench~hole for your labour, like a sawcy Sinckanter.
a1640 T. Jackson Exact Coll. Wks. (1654) 3058 One Volanerius an old Sinkanter or Gamester and Scurrilous Companion by profession.
β. 1581 M. Hanmer Iesuites Banner E j b It should appeare M. Censurer, that yee are but a nouice: you were best confer with the old singcantors, and learn further of their order.1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Succentor He that singeth the Base... Our phrase, an old Sincantor, is either a corruption from this word; or if it be written with a C, then tis from the Fr. Cinquante,..and so may be taken for one that is fifty years of age or above.1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 8 And now I talk of the old Singcantor [sc. the Pope], our Gracious King is worth all the Clements in Christendom.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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