| 单词 | by cock and pie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby cock and pie a. by cock and pie and variants: used in oaths or to affirm the truth of a statement. Cf. pie n.3 1. ΚΠ ?1530 R. Whitford Werke for Housholders sig. D Ony of these fonde othes, as by cocke & pye, by my hode of grene, & suche other. 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Bvv Some other woulde seme all sweryng to refrayne, And they inuent idle othes, such is theyr idle brayne. By Cocke and by Pye, and by the goose wyng, By the crosse of the mouse fote and by saynte Chyckyn. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 101v What though a varlets tale you tell: By cock and pye you do it well. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 283 By cocke and pie, you shall not choose, Sir: come, come. 1773 K. O'Hara Golden Pippin i. 23 By cock and pie—you vamp or I. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. vii. 189 ‘Is he?’ replied the host; ‘ay, by cock and pye is he.’ 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xi. 119 By cock and pye, it is not worth a bender. 1994 K. Cushman Catherine, called Birdy 72 By cock and pie, I swore, I will not be given in marriage against my will! < as lemmas |
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