| 单词 | to play couch-quail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play couch-quail In phrase, to play couch-quail, apparently = couch as a quail (see couch v.1 17): cf. leap-frog n. 1. Also as v.: To cower, crouch timidly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > exhibit physical symptoms [verb (intransitive)] > cower or flinch wondec897 shuna1000 blencha1250 cowerc1300 scunnerc1425 cringea1525 to play couch-quaila1529 quail1544 winch1605 dwindle1612 blank1642 shy1650 scringec1700 funk?1746 flinch1883 curl1913 a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 21 To lowre, to droupe, to knele, to stowpe, and to play cowche quale. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 586/1 If there be such dogges..men..must..chastice them & make them couch quaile. ?1562 Thersytes sig. A.iv Howe I haue made the knaues for to play cowch quaile. < as lemmas |
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