| 单词 | the cow with the iron tail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe cow with the iron tail b. †to a cow's thumb: to a nicety. †brown cow: humorous name for a barrel of beer. the cow with the iron tail: i.e. the pump. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb] > strictly strait1338 smally1340 at point devicec1390 point-devicec1425 precisely1526 to the point device1542 just1549 rigorously1561 by the square1570 curiously1573 by point device1575 in print1576 to a tittle1597 nicelya1616 to a hair's breadtha1616 point-vice1641 to a nicka1680 to a cow's thumb1681 to a tee1693 narrowly1708 scrupulously1712 to a dot1728 perjinkly1775 to a nicety1795 astringently1866 to a fit1890 1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia Generalis 404 To a cows thumb, ad amussim. 1685 H. More Cursory Refl. 27 Mr. Gadbury..will rectifie the Time to a Cows Thumb. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 31 You may fit yourself to a Cows-Thumb among the Spaniards. a1704 T. Brown Bantering Declam. in Wks. (1707) I. i. 59 Since you see it is as plain as a Cows Thumb. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. ii. Prol. The auld anes think it best With the brown cow to clear their een. 1798 J. Middleton View Agric. Middlesex 337 A considerable cow-keeper in Surrey has a pump of this kind, which goes by the name of the famous black cow..and is said to yield more than all the rest put together. 1886 All Year Round 14 Aug. 33 The cow with the iron tail is still milked a great deal in London. < as lemmas |
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