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单词 the devil's date
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the devil's date
c. the date of the devil (also the devil's date): the year reckoned with reference to the Devil; the date according to the Devil. Also in in the devil's date as an oath: in the Devil's name. Obsolete. [In quot. c1390 perhaps (alliteratively) with allusion to the year of our Lord at lord n. and int. Phrases 2a, especially as used in the signature affixed to a legal document.]
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the date of the devilc1390
c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. l. 81 In þe Date of þe deuel þe Deede was a-selet.
?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Biij Ay quod he in the deuylles date What arte thou.
c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 425 (MED) Ys hit thus!..what in the deuyllys date!
a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Ciiiv What neded that in the dyuyls date.
a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 22 Yet the date of ower Lord And the date of the Devyll dothe shrewdlye accord.
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