“waghalter”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

waghalter

释义

† ˈwaghalter Obs.
[f. wag v. + halter n.¹ Cf. wag-string, -with s.v. wag v. 12.]
One who is likely to swing in a halter; a ‘gallows-bird’.
1570Levins Manip. 80/39 A Waghalter, furcifer, perditus.c1570Misogonus iv. ii. 6 Stand out of my way wagghalter or I will britche the nakte.1611Cotgr., Baboin,..a crackrope, waghalter, vnhappie rogue.1620Shelton 2nd Pt. Don Quix. iii. 16 This Bachelour..was..a notable Wag-halter.
attrib.1546[see slip-string 1].1638Ford Fancies i. ii, Nit. What a terrible sight to a lib'd breech is a sow gelder? Spa. Not so terrible as a crosse tree that never growes, to a wag-halter-Page.

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