单词 | polt |
释义 | polt1/pəʊlt/Now English regional (southern and midlands ) noun A blow, a hard knock. OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in MS Bodleian 30. Probably from polt, although first attested earlier. Perhaps compare palt. It is not certain that sense 2 shows the same word; compare polt-foot. polt2/pəʊlt/(also poult, powlt, pult) English regional (chiefly midlands ). Now rare verb [with object] To beat, strike, thump; (English regional ( south-west midl. )) specifically to knock (fruit) down from a tree. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Blith (bap. 1605, d. 1654), writer on husbandry. Apparently ultimately related to pilt, although the form is difficult to account for; perhaps developed from the past tense forms at pilt. Perhaps compare palt. |
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