单词 | wechtful |
释义 | > as lemmasˈwechtful ˈwechtful n. the amount contained in a ‘weight’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > sieve sievefula1440 wechtful1808 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Wechtful, as much as a wecht can contain. 1832 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 29 Potatoes were little in use then; a ‘wechtful’ was stored up to be eaten perhaps about Halloween. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 273 Another woman, with a smaller wecht, takes up the good grain..and divides the wechtful between the other two women. < as lemmas |
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