“fiants”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

fiants

释义

† ˈfiants, n. Obs.
Forms: 6–7 feance(s, fya(u)nts, 7–8 fiant(e)s, 8 fuants.
[a. OF. fient masc., fiente fem. dung (repr. popular L. types *femitum, -a, f. *femus, L. fimus dung), also fiens, pl. of fien, repr. L. fimum. The specialization of sense seems to be Eng.]
The dung of certain animals, e.g. the badger, fox, etc. (see quots.).
1576Turberv. Venerie 184 The Badgerd pigges at comming out of the earth do commonly..cast their fyaunts.1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. i. 93/1 A Deeres Fewmets, a Bore or a Beares Leasses, a Hare or Conneys Crottoyes, a Fox or a Badgers Feance.1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Badger, One of them casts his Fiants long, like a Fox.1741Compl. Fam. Piece ii. i. 297 The Hog-Badgers..use to cast their Fiants or Dung in a small Hole.
Hence † ˈfiant v., of an animal: to cast its excrements; to dung. Obs.
1576Turberv. Venerie 184 They fyaunt within it [a hole] and hide it.

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