“starky”的英文意思

单词

starky

释义

starky, a. dial.|ˈstɑːkɪ|
[f. stark a. + -y.]
Stiff and hard; not pliable or workable.
1697R. Pierce Bath Mem. ii. v. 312 His Hands would be as hard, dry and starky, as if he had wrought for his Living, at Cleaving of Wood.a1722Lisle Husb. (1757) 50 If the ground be dry and starky,..so much the better.Ibid. 426 Wool..when three years old..grows starkey and dry, and will not lie smooth in the spinning.1787Grose Prov. Gloss., Starky, dry, shrivelled up.1863Wise New Forest 287 Gloss., Starky, used particularly of land which is stiff or unworkable, especially after rain.

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