| 单词 |
dog-cheap |
| 释义 |
dog-cheap, adv. and pred. a. arch. [See dog n.1 19 d and cheap a. 6.] Extremely cheap; at a very low or contemptible price.
1526J. Rastell 100 Merry Tales lxxv. (1866) 126, I wyl say you .ii. gospels for one grote, & that is dog chepe. 1587Holinshed Chron. Eng. 476 In these daies wool was dog-cheape. 1650R. Stapylton Strada's Low C. Warres vii. 77 The Souldiers carryed most of their Plunder to Antwerp, and sold it..dogg-cheape. 1829Scott Jrnl. 2 June, They might..have the..property for {pstlg}16,000, which is dog cheap. b. fig. Little esteemed; in vile repute.
1607Dekker Knts. Conjur. (1842) 38 Three thinges there [i.e. in Venice] dog-cheap, learning, poore mens sweat, and oathes. a1846Landor Imag. Conv. Wks. 1868 II. 33 Trajan..holds all the gods dog-cheap. |

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