英语词汇“rantum、scantum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

rantum-scantum

释义

† rantum-scantum, int., n., and a. Obs.
Also 8 -skantum.
[A riming comb., perh. suggested by rant v.]
A. int. and n. (Precise sense not clear; cf. quots.)
1600Heywood 1st Pt. Edw. IV, i. iv. Wks. 1874 I. 19 Rantum, scantum, rogues, follow your leader!1667Davenant & Dryden Tempest iv. iii, I found her..singing Tory Rory, and Rantum Scantum, with her own natural brother.1760Did you ever see such Damned Stuff? Title-p., Rantum-skantum is the Word, and Nonsense shall ensue.1772Brydges Homer Trav. (1797) I. 78 Jove and his queen have had their quantum Of jaw, and such-like rantum-scantum.
B. adj. Harum-scarum, disorderly.
1727–8Mrs. Delany Lett., to Mrs. A. Granville 164 Don't think me the maddest thing in the world for writing such a rantum scantum letter.c1780M. Monsey Let. to Mrs. Montague in Bk. about Drs. (1860) II. iv. 83, I shall find rantum scantum work at Cyprus, Paphos, and Cythera.
So rantum-scootum a. (U.S.)
1885Harper's Mag. Mar. 614/1 He's a deal sight more serious-minded than most of the rantum-scootum boys.

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