| 单词 | to hold the sceptre, the reins, the plough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hold the sceptre, the reins, the plough c. In pregnant sense: To hold so as to keep in position, guide, control, or manage, as to hold the sceptre, the reins, the plough. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > have control over aweldc1175 hold1577 countermand1590 society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > direct rakeeOE rule1340 demean?a1400 direct?1510 hold1577 mastermind1927 quarterback1943 the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > so as to keep in position or control hold1577 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 6 He customably vsed himselfe to hold the Plow. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D5v Enraged wight, Whome great griefe made forgett the raines to hold Of reasons rule. 1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 49 Even as wee see Pilots..holding the Rudder. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes v. xi. 421 More fit..to handle a mattocke then to hold a musket. < as lemmas |
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