| 单词 |
pottingary |
| 释义 |
† ˈpottingary Sc. Obs.
Forms: α. 5 potigary, 6 potegarie. β. 5 potyngary, 5–6 pot(t)ingary, 6 pottingarie, -gry, potinchary.
[Corrupted from poticary, earlier form of pothecary, through the intermediate potegary, potigary: cf. prec., and nihtegale, nightingale.]
1. = apothecary 1 (med.L. apothēcārius).
1552Abp. Hamilton Catech. Tabil (1884) 11 Potegareis that sellis corruppit drogaris. Ibid. 100 Pottingareis quhilk takis siluer for euil & rottin stufe and droggaris. Ibid. 103.
2. a. The art or practice of an apothecary; pharmacy.
c1480Henryson Sum Pract. Med. 16 in Bannatyne Poems (Hunter. Cl.) 402 My prettik in pottingary ye trow be als pure. 1500Exch. Rolls Scotl. XI. 376 note, Oure..servitoure and potingare William Fowlare for his..service.. in his craft and science of pottingary. 1500–20Dunbar Poems xxxiii. 29 In pottingry he wrocht grit pyne, He murdreist mony in medecyne. a1568For Helth of Body 77 in Bannatyne Poems (Hunter. Cl.) 199 Thair is no raseth cumis of pottingary,..Till all neidrent richest detray the.
b. The drugs of an apothecary, medicines.
1474Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 23 To a Flemyng of Bruges for certane potigariis coft to the King. Ibid. 24 Item gevin to Stephin potingare..for certane materialis and potingaris deliuerit be him to the King, v. li. 1501Ibid. II. 34 Item, to William Fowlar, for potinchary tane fra him to the King..xxiij li. iij s. vj d. |
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单词 pottingar 释义 † pottingar Sc. Obs.|-g(r)|Forms: 5–6 potingar, -e, pottingar, 6 pot......