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单词 unlibbed
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unlibbedadj.

Forms: 1600s vnlibbed, 1800s unlibbit (Scottish).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, libbed adj. at lib v.1 Derivatives.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + libbed adj. at lib v.1 Derivatives.It is unclear whether the following shows an earlier instance of this word (if so, it is perhaps a transmission error):1562–3 Linlithgow Sheriff Court 13 Feb. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unliwit, Ane browne staig of tua ȝeiris auld vnliwit blak taillit and blak maynit.
Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete.
That has not been castrated; ungelded; (figurative) virile; manly. Cf. lib v.1
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ungelded1398
ungelt1570
unlibbed1607
uncastrated1725
unemasculated1791
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 324 They vse to geld them in March.., afterward being well nourished they [sc. gelded horses] are no lesse strong..then other vnlibbed.
1630 J. Makluire Buckler of Bodilie Health 43 The flesh of fatte beasts is better than that of leane, and of libbed than vnlibbed, because they are fatter.
1805 Scots Mag. Oct. 784/1 He'll find a doure unlibbit sample O' crabbit faes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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