| 单词 | by the lump |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby the lump b. by the lump (rarely by lump): = in the lump at sense 5e. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > that is all or the whole [phrase] > all collectively en masse in generala1393 in gross1508 by the lump1522 in universal1532 at large1598 in the lump1624 in (the) massa1631 at the great1699 by or in (the) slump1795 en masse1802 in a slump1827 en bloc1861 in block1870 in (the) aggregate1973 1522 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/4) Paied for a certen of bryk by the lumpe of my lord of Seynt Gregorys xijd. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 383 I must now consider half a Dozen of Mr. B's Pages by the Lump. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. vi. 277 I would not by the Lump decry any Body of People. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 283 Other species of provisions are sold by the lump, without weight or measure. 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs 257 ‘I accept of your conditions by the lump’, replies the Professor. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Lump-work, work contracted for, or taken by the lump. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) By the lump, a sudden fall out of the slings or out of the top; altogether. < as lemmas |
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