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单词 by the shift
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by the shift
c. by the shift: by way of makeshift; ‘at a pinch’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). So on a shift. Now dialect.
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the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adverb] > at a pinch
at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489
by the shift1665
at (also on, upon) a stress1672
on a shift1842
at or upon a squeeze1892
1665 S. Pepys Diary 16 Nov. (1972) VI. 300 Had a good bedd by the shift of Wyndhams.
1842 J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 127 Dinners made up on a shift of bread and cheese, and the like, are always the most expensive.
1897 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 29 May (E.D.D.) Ah can eyt a pund bi t'shift.
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