单词 | tickly-benders |
释义 | > as lemmastickly-ˈbenders tickly-ˈbenders n. thin ice which bends under one's weight; = kittly-benders n. at kittly adj. b. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > [noun] > thin thin ice1625 skim1807 black ice1827 tickly-benders1853 shell ice1875 cat-ice1884 rubber ice1895 sheet icec1900 skim ice1938 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxii. 179 The young ice glazing it over, so as to form a viscid sea of sludge and tickly-benders. 1886 C. C. Abbott Upland & Meadow 52 I have even seen them [sc. crows] play at ‘tickley benders’, but with the advantage over boys in that they can stay up always, even if the ice goes down. < as lemmas |
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