| 单词 | to blow short |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto blow short b. To breathe; to take breath. dialect. to blow short: (of a horse) to be broken-winded. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > breathe [verb (intransitive)] etheOE breathea1398 andea1400 respire?a1425 blowc1440 queasea1500 suspire1600 respirate1668 rake1793 the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > of horse: have disorder [verb (intransitive)] > respiratory disorders to blow shortc1440 whistle1898 c1440 York Myst. xxxi. 142 Nowe gois a-bakke both, and late þe boy blowe. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxiiv Pursy is a dysease in a horse body, and maketh hym to blowe short. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 34 They gave him such straynes as made him blow short ever since. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 167 Thou never lap, and sten't, an' breastet, Then stood to blaw. 1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career ii. 29 I'll sit here and blow, till he comes around. < as lemmas |
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