英语词汇“overscutched”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

overscutched

释义

† overˈscutched, ppl. a. Obs.

Taken by Nares as = ‘whipped, probably at the cart's tail’, f. scutch v., and by some equated with Ray's ‘Overswitcht housewife, i.e. a whore; a ludicrous word’ (N.C. Wds.); Malone, ‘perhaps with more propriety’ (Schmidt), suggests ‘worn in the service’, in which sense it is used by Scott.
1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iii. ii. 340 (Qo., 1598) A came ouer in the rereward of the fashion, and sung those tunes to the ouer-schutcht huswiues, that he heard the Car-men whistle.1813Scott Trierm. iii. Introd. v, For Harp's an over⁓scutched phrase, Worn out by bards of modern days.1827― Two Drovers Introd.

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