| 单词 | well-plucked one |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell-plucked one (also 'un) 2. colloquial. Plucky, fearless. Also in well-plucked one (also 'un): a plucky or fearless person. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > [adjective] unfrighta1325 fearlessa1400 unafraid1423 unaghasta1510 unfearful1544 unafeard1568 unaffrighted1590 unterrified1595 unamazed1598 frightless1606 unfrighted1611 dauntlessa1616 undauntless1654 intremendous1659 unfrightened1675 unscared1743 unfearing1796 sans peur1812 well-plucked1824 unfrightful1837 impavid1857 tremorless1869 nerveless1959 1824 Bell's Life in London 22 May 5/2 The brave fellow was too well plucked to say enough for himself. 1858 Punch 29 May 219/2 The colts, the two-year-olds..Good, solid, well-plucked 'osses, As could make a waitin' race. 1873 M. A. Barker Station Amusem. N.Z. 148 He was a well-plucked one... He told me it took five mortal hours to come the last mile. 1901 Penny Illustr. Paper 20 July 42/4 So you've been doin' a bit o' soldierin' for me, Nelly?.. It were a well-plucked thing to do. 1936 M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest xviii. 230 ‘That gray one is a 'andful for you’... ‘I'm not afraid.’ ‘You're wot I call a well-plucked 'un.’ 2004 A. Taylor Unpardonable Crime xi. 50 One had said that the little Yankee was a well plucked 'un, to which the other had replied that he fought like the very devil. < as lemmas |
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