witherweight

发音

/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌweɪt/

词形变化

witherweights 复数 witherweights

别名

wither weight wother weight widder wecht wodderweght

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A counterbalancing weight; counterweight.

    苏格兰 英国 古体 方言

    It is good to have a speciall care that gifts come not in the ballance with grace; for that is too gross a wither-weight. Lay by the painted case when you weigh the jewell; […]

    He puts it ay so upon their hand that he gives them it with a wother weight; […]

词源

From wither- (“counter-”) + weight. Compare Middle English witherweȝen (“to counter-weight, counter-balance”).

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