| 单词 | to get the wissel of one's groat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get the wissel of one's groat 2. Change for an amount of money; esp. in to get the wissel of one's groat, figurative to be ‘paid out’. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (intransitive)] > deserve well or ill > get one's deserts to sow the wind and reap the whirlwindc1384 to drink to one's oysters1470 to serve (a person) right1587 to get the wissel of one's groat1721 to get one's fairing1787 to get one's bitters1812 to get one's faring1846 come1896 society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > small sum > as surplus (after payment) (and) odd money1447 change1665 wissel1808 1721 A. Ramsay Prospect of Plenty 134 Nor can we wyt them, since they had our Vote; But now they'se get the Wistle of their Groat. 1722 W. Hamilton Life of Sir William Wallace 36 Wallace quickly brought the Culzeon back, And there gave him the Whissle of his Plack. 1786 R. Burns Poems 221 I..gat the whissle o' my groat, An' pay't the fee. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Quhissel ‘Gie me my wissel’. < as lemmas |
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