单词 | to wind someone a pirn |
释义 | > as lemmasto wind (also ravel, etc.) someone a pirn ΚΠ 1571 Mary Queen of Scots in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1905) IV. 60 We sal yit wirk [perh. read wind] them a pirne that studyes to circumvene us. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 201 Throw sic displesour he hes wynd him ane pirne. 1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 28 I'se wind ye a Pirn, To reel some Day. 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 164 Ye're now ane o' my hopefu'st bairns, Tho' ance ye ravell'd sair my pirns. 1904 A. Lang Hist. Scotl. III. ii. 48 Argyll is said to have advised Charles to keep him [sc. Lorne] in England or else he would wind him a pirn.] < as lemmas |
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