| 单词 | to cobble dogs |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(enough) —— to cobble dogs (with) Chiefly English regional (northern and midlands). (enough) —— to cobble dogs (with): a surplus or abundance of ——.With humorous reference to the idea of having so much of something as to be able to pelt dogs with it (compare sense b and e.g. quot. 1889). ΚΠ 1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) Them carrots is that bad, I wodn't ewse 'em to cobble a dog wi'.] a1920 in E. Elder Peacock Lincs. Word Bks. (1997) 90/3 Th' farmers says there will be enough potatoes to cobble dogs with. 1946 Lincs. Echo 20 Nov. 3/4 Pineapples..appear to be rather 'pricey' just now... 'People have money to cobble dogs with' was a phrase which one man used when I was discussing this fruit question with him yesterday. 1994 F. Hoyle Home is where Wind Blows ii. 246 I pointed out there were enough books on thermodynamics to cobble dogs with. 2011 @Starchild_Audio 28 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) You ever seen the ancient music store in Saltaire? Harpsichords to cobble dogs with! < as lemmas |
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