英语词汇“to have tow on one's rock”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. figurative; esp. in phrase to have tow on one's rock (distaff), to have business to attend to.

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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > be occupied or busy (in or at something) [verb (intransitive)] > have business in hand

to have tow on one's rock (distaff)c1405

to have eggs on the spit1542

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 586 This Absolon..hadde moore tow [v.r. towe] on his dystaf Than Gerueys knew.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 142 I haue tow on my rok More then euer I had.

1606 A. Dent Pastime for Parents sig. C.iii^v Euen after the people of God are iustified, and sanctified, and assured of eternall life: yet they haue their hands full, and as wee say towe inough to their Rocke to snib, and nippe of those manifolde blossomes and fruites of corruption, which dayly and hourely arise and spring vp in their nature.

a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 993 I will have other tow in your rock, nor sit and keme linget.

1692 Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence (1694) 18 The Philistines had invaded the land; this gave Saul some other tow in his rock, and by that David was deliver'd.

1737 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1871) II. 241 It is easy for God to give wicked men another tow in their rock than to molest the Lord's people.

1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) iv. 103 ‘In good faith,’ says John..‘the Dutch has some other tow in their rock.’

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 9 Feb. (1939) 94 Perhaps she has no tow on her rock.

1890 A. Conan Doyle White Company v They may find they have more tow on their distaff than they know how to spin.

单词	to have tow on one's rock
释义	> as lemmas to have tow on one's rock (distaff) b. figurative; esp. in phrase to have tow on one's rock (distaff), to have business to attend to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > be occupied or busy (in or at something) [verb (intransitive)] > have business in hand to have tow on one's rock (distaff)c1405 to have eggs on the spit1542 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 586 This Absolon..hadde moore tow [v.r. towe] on his dystaf Than Gerueys knew. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 142 I haue tow on my rok More then euer I had. 1606 A. Dent Pastime for Parents sig. C.iii^v Euen after the people of God are iustified, and sanctified, and assured of eternall life: yet they haue their hands full, and as wee say towe inough to their Rocke to snib, and nippe of those manifolde blossomes and fruites of corruption, which dayly and hourely arise and spring vp in their nature. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 993 I will have other tow in your rock, nor sit and keme linget. 1692 Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence (1694) 18 The Philistines had invaded the land; this gave Saul some other tow in his rock, and by that David was deliver'd. 1737 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1871) II. 241 It is easy for God to give wicked men another tow in their rock than to molest the Lord's people. 1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) iv. 103 ‘In good faith,’ says John..‘the Dutch has some other tow in their rock.’ 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 9 Feb. (1939) 94 Perhaps she has no tow on her rock. 1890 A. Conan Doyle White Company v They may find they have more tow on their distaff than they know how to spin. extracted from town.¹ < as lemmas
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