| 单词 | to eat short |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto eat short b. of fruit, meat, etc. to eat short: to break up or crumble in the mouth. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > friable froughc1420 short1648 the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [verb (intransitive)] > crumble in mouth to eat short1648 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 143 This is the Venison of America, whereof I have sometimes eaten, and found it white and short. 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xix. 186 Salmons are of a fatty, tender, short, and sweet flesh. 1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 57 The bigger Roots..should..eat short and quick. 1706 G. London & H. Wise Retir'd Gard'ner I. i. vii. 35 Its Pulp eats short, and its Juice is sugar'd. 1856 Orr's Circle of Sci., Pract. Chem. 337 Vinegar makes the meat short, short meat being easy of digestion. < as lemmas |
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