单词 | bucketing |
释义 | bucketingn. 1. The using of a bucket; the pouring of bucketfuls of water over a person. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > [noun] > on or over > bucketfuls of water bucketinga1618 a1618 J. Sylvester tr. P. Matthieu Memorials of Mortalitie in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1st Cent. 1036 Danaides Sive-like Tub..never full for all their bucketing. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. C2v Water, water..come all to Buckittings. 1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. I. 85 Bucketting..taking up the Water in Buckets, and pouring it leisurely on the Parts affected. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies iv. 172 They..had recourse to..Bleedings. Bucketings with cold water. 2. a. Heavy, exhausting riding. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > heavily bucketing1856 pounding1887 1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry xi I had rather give Brilliant a good ‘bucketting’..over an even heath or a line of grass. 1883 M. E. Braddon Golden Calf xxi. 238 The laming of a fine horse by injudicious bucketting up hill and down hill. 1883 Standard 22 Feb. 3/7 Dry Remark..had a fearful bucketting before the spin ended. b. = pumping n.; breathless exhaustion by violent exercise. c. Hurried and jerky rowing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [noun] > rowing > style of rowing > specific bucketing1876 navy stroke1903 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. ii. 45 Jack's bucketing up the river. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022). bucketingadj. That buckets; cf. bucket v. 5. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [adjective] > rowing > specific style of rowing snatchy1865 bucketing1869 1869 Echo 26 Aug. Their recovery forward is flurried and ‘bucketing’. 1882 St. James's Gaz. 7 Mar. Smith has a hanging, bucketing recovery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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