| 单词 |
addling |
| 释义 |
▪ I. addling, vbl. n.1|ˈædlɪŋ| [f. addle v.1 + -ing1.] Decomposition of an egg; muddling of the wits.
1843E. A. Poe Purloined Let. Wks. 1864 I. 275 An unaccountable addling of the brains. ▪ II. † addling, vbl. n. Obs. or dial.|ˈædlɪŋ| [f. addle v.2 + -ing1.] Earning.
c1200Ormulum 17705 Al affterr þatt tin addlinng iss Na lasse, ne na mare. 1483Cathol. Anglic. An Addyllynge; meritum, gracia. 1592G. Harvey Pierces Supererog. App. 3 According to Chaucer's English there can be little adling without much gabbing. 1851Coal-trade Terms, Northumb. & Durh. 3 Addlings, Adlings.—Earnings. 1855Whitby Gloss. (1864) Addlings, wages. ‘Poor addlings,’ small pay for work. ‘Hard addlings,’ money laboriously acquired. |

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