单词 | well-packed |
释义 | well-packedadj.1 Tightly, densely, or properly packed (in various senses of pack v.1). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > of build of horse > big or strong jamby?a1400 well-packed1527 underlaid1674 slapping1828 1527 Statutes Prohemium Iohannis Rastell (new ed.) f. ccliiii And no marchaunt sell no herynge nor elys by the barell except..that they be wel packyd vpon payn of forfeytour for euery on suche vessell of the herynge. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vi. viii. 741 It beareth a well packt fruit. 1681 W. Kennett Let. Student at Oxf. conc. Parl. 13 They know Protestants to be like a bundle of well-packt sticks, not to be broke by the sinews of the strongest Arm while their ligament holds firm. 1724 Grevious Complaint Beaux & Bads (single sheet) His wi bit House was ay well packed. 1780 B. Higgins Exper. & Observ. Calcerous Cements & Quick-lime xii. 83 I found that a well packed measure of the rubble weighed twenty ounces three pennyweights. 1842 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. 204 A stumpy, sturdy, well-packed one [sc. a horse]. 1851 Month Sept. 238 Monster double-engined trains, with twenty or thirty well-packed carriages. 1912 H. Frank tr. E. D. Rosenthal in Yiddish Tales 190 Nearly every Jew carries in one hand a large, well-packed Tallis-bag. 1995 J. I. Robertson Lady of Kynachan x. 76 The track now crossed the burn by a ford paved with well-packed cobblestones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). well-packedadj.2 Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [adjective] > fraudulently arranged well-packed1615 stocked1894 1615 Greene's Theeves falling Out sig. B3v Cardes well packt, are as halfe the game won. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 189 The same Family had such a reciprocal Interest in our publick Miseries, that their Cards were so well packt, that they could not be Losers. 1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood III. iv. ii. 247 Blind-hookey sees how well I squeeze The well-packed cards in shuffling. 2. Of a jury: carefully selected so as to support a particular verdict; biased, partial. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [adjective] > packed packed1579 well-packed1715 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selected > with care or well well-chosena1450 well-selected1607 bolteda1616 choicea1616 choice-drawna1616 hand-waled1671 well-packed1715 well-waled1718 pick1790 hand-picked1910 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 163 The Legerdemain of a well packed and paid Jury. 1782 Flora's Banquet 134 With noise and clamour they expound the laws, And well-pack'd juries finish ev'ry cause. 1845 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. May 380 Before this well packed jury, the cause of clairvoyance was to be tried. 1869 J. Mitchel Hist. Ireland (ed. 2) II. xxvii. 449 O'Doherty and Martin were ‘convicted’ by well-packed juries, containing not a single Catholic. 1911 J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy (1913) 52 Your well-packed bench, your prison pen. 1991 Dublin Hist. Rec. 44 53 A third trial..with a well packed jury found one of the charges proved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.11527adj.21615 |
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