单词 | witherweight |
释义 | > as lemmaswitherweight witherweight n. Brit. /ˈwɪðəweɪt/ , U.S. /ˈwɪðərˌweɪt/ , Scottish English /ˈwɪðərwet/ , /ˈwɪðərwɛxt/ (also wodderweght) Scottish a counterbalancing weight.ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weight > a counterbalancing weight witherweight1642 the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > ponderable matter > that which is heavy or a heavy mass > used on account of its weight > equal or counterbalancing counterpoisec1430 counterbalance1611 witherweight1642 counterweight1693 balance weight1824 1642 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (Wodrow Soc.) p. xx A wodderweght to our bell to mak it ring the better. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Witherweight,..(witherwecht), the weight thrown into one scale, to counterbalance the paper, or vessel, in the opposite scale, which contains the goods bought. 1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales I. 270 She's nae wother-weight nouther. < as lemmas |
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