单词 | spitten |
释义 | spittenadj. nonstandard. = spit and image at spit n.2 3b. Cf. spitting image n. at spitting adj. Compounds 2; splitting adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > that is a copy > exact or accurate justc1425 expressa1535 polygraphic1805 spitten1878 autotypic1883 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 92/1 Spitten picter,..a strong likeness. 1887 H. Caine Deemster II. xxvi. 233 He looked the spitten picture of my ould father. 1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger i. ii. 17 A nice-behaved young gentleman, and the spitten image of his poor mother. 1928 Eng. Jrnl. Dec. 819 Hit's the spitten image of you, Jilson. Your likeness, pint blank... Thar you are a-settin' in your cheer, a-holdin' your fiddle; thar's your basket. a1935 W. Holtby South Riding (1936) v. iv. 313 Spitten image of his dad, little Alf is, isn't he, Reg? 1941 J. Faulkner Men Working vi. 105 Ifen hit ain't the spitten image of that church acrost the street. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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