| 单词 |
whauve |
| 释义 |
wha(u)ve, v. dial.|hwɔːv|
Also 7 whoave, 9 wauve.
[ad. ON. hvalfa, holfa: see whelve.]
1. trans. To turn upside down; to turn (pottery) when drying.
1611Cotgr. s.v. Dent, Mettre vn pot &c. à dents, to turne it vpside-down, to whauve it with the mouth downewards. 1686Plot Staffordsh. 123 When the Potter has wrought the clay either into hollow or flat ware, they are set abroad to dry..turning them as they see occasion, which they call whaving.
2. a. trans. To cover over. b. intr. To hang over.
1674Ray N.C. Words, To Whoave; Chesh. to cover or whelm over. We will not kill but whoave. Prov. Chesh. ab A.S. Hwolf, Hwalf, a covering or canopy; Verb. Hwalfian, camerare, fornicare. 1828Craven Gloss., Whauve,..to whelm. 1847Halliwell, Whave, to cover, or hang over.
Hence whauve n., (a) techn. the amount of the dish (dish n. 5) of a wheel; (b) dial. the arched covering of turf over a grave (Shropsh. Word-bk.); ˈwhaver (in quoits: see quot. 1818).
1674Whaver [see riner]. 1818Wilbraham Gloss. Cheshire 25 in Archæologia XIX, A Riner is when the Quoit touches the peg or mark. A whaver is when it rests upon the peg, and hangs over. 1869Eng. Mech. 31 Dec. 389/3 Add to this twice the wauve (dish) of the wheels, i.e. 5 in. |
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