单词 | trainy |
释义 | trainyadj. Now rare. Having the quality of train oil; (of taste or flavour) rank and fishy. Also: rich in train oil. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil oleaginous?a1425 oilyc1475 oilish1547 oleous1601 oleose1675 trainy1716 oilyisha1722 1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 29 And where huge Hogsheads sweat with trainy Oil, Thy breathing Nostril hold. 1770 J. Banks Jrnl. 26 Aug. (1962) II. 116 Sea fowl which are reccond bad from their trainy or fishy taste. 1886 Rep. Commerc. Relations U.S. with Foreign Countries 1884 & 1885 350 The cod were small, but the liver was this year fat and trainy. 1969 Irish Jrnl. Agric. Res. 8 434 The increased susceptibility of salted as compared with unsalted ripened cream butter to development of oily, trainy and fishy flavours during cold storage is well known. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1716 |
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