| 单词 |
pungled |
| 释义 |
pungled, a. dial.|pʌŋg(ə)ld| [Origin uncertain.] a. Shrivelled or shrunken, as grain.
1823E. Moor Suffolk Wds. 297 Wheat, from mildew, or other cause, not being plump grained, is said to be pungled—sometimes pingled. a1825Forby Voc. East Ang., Pungled, shrivelled and become tough; as winter fruit over⁓kept, but not turned rotten; also grain shrivelled with heat or disease. a1856T. W. Harris Insects injur. to Veg. (1862) 235 The Thrips cerealium,..sometimes infests wheat, in Europe, to a great extent... It is supposed to suck out the juices of the seed, thus causing the latter to shrink, and become what the English farmers call pungled. b. Pinched, or pecuniarily embarrassed.
1881G. F. Jackson Shropsh. Word-Bk., Pungled, embarrassed in money matters. ‘If Mr. ― had a large income he would not be so pungled as he is’. |
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