英语词汇“to prick for witches”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†b. intransitive. Chiefly figurative. to prick for: to try, choose, or decide on something (cf. sense 21); to prick for a soft plank (Nautical): to choose a place on deck to sleep. to prick for witches: to prick suspected witches with a pin, in order to judge, by their ability to bleed or feel pain, whether they are guilty of witchcraft (cf. sense 1d). Obsolete.

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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > choose [verb (transitive)]

choosec893

achooseeOE

i-cheoseOE

curea1225

choise1505

to make choice of1588

pitch1628

to fix on or upon1653

trysta1694

pick1824

to prick for1828

plump1848

to come down1886

plunk1935

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [verb (intransitive)] > detect by pricking

prick1597

to prick for witches1895

1828 Times 23 Aug. 3 [A grave-digger] so well acquainted with the ground, crowded as it was, that he could prick for room in little or no time.

1836 B. Disraeli Lett. Runnymede (1885) 176 To arrange a whitebait dinner at Blackwall, or prick for an excursion to Richmond or Beulah Spa.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Pricking for a soft plank, selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon.

1895 J. Chamberlain Speech House Comm. 14 May There were witch-finders in the Middle Ages who pricked for witches.

单词	to prick for witches
释义	> as lemmas to prick for witches †b. intransitive. Chiefly figurative. to prick for: to try, choose, or decide on something (cf. sense 21); to prick for a soft plank (Nautical): to choose a place on deck to sleep. to prick for witches: to prick suspected witches with a pin, in order to judge, by their ability to bleed or feel pain, whether they are guilty of witchcraft (cf. sense 1d). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > choose [verb (transitive)] choosec893 achooseeOE i-cheoseOE curea1225 choise1505 to make choice of1588 pitch1628 to fix on or upon1653 trysta1694 pick1824 to prick for1828 plump1848 to come down1886 plunk1935 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [verb (intransitive)] > detect by pricking prick1597 to prick for witches1895 1828 Times 23 Aug. 3 [A grave-digger] so well acquainted with the ground, crowded as it was, that he could prick for room in little or no time. 1836 B. Disraeli Lett. Runnymede (1885) 176 To arrange a whitebait dinner at Blackwall, or prick for an excursion to Richmond or Beulah Spa. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Pricking for a soft plank, selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon. 1895 J. Chamberlain Speech House Comm. 14 May There were witch-finders in the Middle Ages who pricked for witches. extracted from prickv. < as lemmas
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