| 单词 | to set lunt to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set lunt to 1. A slow match; also, a torch. to set lunt to: to set fire to. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > cord or rope to light fireworks or guns match?a1549 lunt1550 stouple1634 match-cord1647 slow match1651 quick-match1690 match-thread1740 match-line1824 punk1852 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > torch or brand fire stickc1300 firebrandc1330 fire-blazea1500 firing?c1500 stick of firec1510 lunt1550 tede1562 fire-link1579 fire cane1644 brand1810 1550 in Acts Privy Council (1891) III. 89 One cth weight of fyne corne powder, demi cth of matches or luntes. c1600 Hist. & Life James VI (1825) 77 Ane of thayme..had a lowse lunt, whilk negligentlie fell out of his hand amang the great quantitie of poulder. a1605 R. Bannatyne Jrnl. Trans. Scotl. (1806) 132 Some men that was going vpon the croftis with lunttis. 1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Lunt, the matchcord with which guns are fired. 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf ix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 177 ‘If ye step a foot nearer it wi' that lunt, it's be the dearest step ye ever made in your days’... ‘We'll sune see that,’ said Hobbie, advancing fearlessly with the torch. 1842 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (ed. 2) VII. i. 67 They..laid a train, which was connected with a ‘lunt’, or slow match. 1887 P. McNeill Blawearie 57 The ‘lunt’ was used by the miner..for the purpose of kindling his lamp when he arrived at the stairhead. 1894 S. R. Crockett Lilac Sunbonnet xvi. 141 An' whiles they tied them to a bit stick an' set lunt to them. < as lemmas |
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