单词 | to moup and mell |
释义 | > as lemmasto moup and mell 2. intransitive. To associate or consort with; to live with someone in marriage. Chiefly in to moup and mell: to keep close or intimate company. Sc. National Dict. (1965) records the word as still in use in Kirkcudbrightshire in 1963. ΚΠ 1786 R. Burns Poems 65 But ay keep mind to moop an' mell, Wi' sheep o' credit like thysel! a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 884 Gude ale hauds me bare and busy, Gars me moop wi' the servant hizzie. 1816 J. Hogg Poetic Mirror 191 For neuir ane katt in all the lande Durst moop or melle wyth hir. 1861 J. Barr Poems 162 [She] lang'd for some douce decent man, Wi' him to map and mell. 1874 R. Reid Moorland Rhymes 38 This curse gang wi' her wherever she be—May she moop ill-mated, and barren dee! < as lemmas |
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