| 单词 | skittering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈskittering ˈskittering n.1 and adj.1 (also in extended use). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [adjective] > diarrhoea > voiding skitteringa1400 squattering1598 a1400 [see main sense]. c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1683) 14 Seeing there was but a Skittering Lass between him and the Crown. 1682 A. Martindale in J. Houghton Coll. Lett. Improvem. Husb. No. 11 Some, when the strength of Marle is worn out by long Tillage, strengthen it with a new Supply, but then they ordinarily set it thin (which they call skittering). 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 20 A skittering Cow in the Loan would ay have many Marrows. ˈskittering ˈskittering n.2 and adj.2 ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [adjective] > scurrying or scampering scampering1859 scurrying1862 skittering1883 scuttling1895 the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > angling > using other methods drabble1799 sinking and drawing1838 spinning1855 skittering1883 1883 Cent. Mag. July 383/2 Skittering..is practised with a strong line..to which is affixed a small trolling-spoon. 1893 ‘M. Gray’ Last Sentence ii. viii The skittering feet and minute shriek of mice. < as lemmas |
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