单词 | to spouse one's fortune |
释义 | > as lemmasto spouse one's fortune b. transitive. Scottish. to spouse one's fortune: to seek one's fortune. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > try one's fortune to try one's fortune1574 to try one's luck1589 to spouse one's fortune1821 1821 J. Galt in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 168/1 Having gathered some lady-like cleeding, she spoused her fortune, and set out to try her luck in London. 1836 J. Galt in Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 391/2 It was agreed between us, that..I should spouse my fortune as an errander in Glasgow. 1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 7 Jan. 8/1 A Scotchman that gaed lang syne to spouss his fortune abroad, and chanced to settle in Sweden. < as lemmas |
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