单词 | to exercise the great horse |
释义 | > as lemmasto exercise the great horse ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > practice, exercise, or doing > practise or carry on [verb (transitive)] > specifically a game, feat, etc. usec1330 exercisec1430 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [verb (transitive)] > exercise a horse walk1485 to exercise the great horse1644 c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ 37 Breþern..þat exercisen not þo þinges as þei are called to! 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxvii. sig. Mviii He neuer exercised any other play or game. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 28 Frely..hyt exercysyth vertues actys. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Aiijv What dyuers operacions exerciseth the Cyrurgyen? 1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies Short Declar. Faith i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) i. 38 The living body of a man ever exerciseth such things as belong to a naturall and living body. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcvijv The Poleaxe (the whiche feate he had greatly excercysed). 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum at Tragœdus He that dothe exercise some parte in a tragedie. 1580 J. Stow Annales (1605) 481 Henry Hotespurre..maketh inuasion vpon them..exercising laudable factes. ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. C3v But now I heare my blinde brother that exercisde the base. 1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 70 Here I..went to see them ride and exercise the great horse. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 551 About him exercis'd Heroic Games Th' unarmed Youth of Heav'n. View more context for this quotation 1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal I. ii. xiii. 230 The matron..immediately began to exercise her donations to publick charities. < as lemmas |
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