单词 | unlibbed |
释义 | † unlibbedadj. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. That has not been castrated; ungelded; (figurative) virile; manly. Cf. lib v.1 ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [adjective] > castrated > not castrated 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). < adj.1607 |
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