单词 | wretchcock |
释义 | † ˈwretchcock Obs. [Alteration of wretchock, prob. by misprint in the text of Jonson, and adopted from this by Gifford.] = wretchock.
1641B. Jonson's Gipsies Metam. Wks. 50 The famous impe yet grew a wretchcocke [1692 wretchcock]. 1816Gifford B. Jonson's Wks., Masque VII. 371 note, In every large breed of domestic fowls, there is usually a miserable little stunted creature....This unfortunate abortive, the good⁓wives..call a wret[c]hcock. 1817― Persius ii. 55 note, The poor puny wretchcock in whom the good old grand⁓mother sees the future son-in-law of kings. |

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