n. tares,wild grasses莠草,野草。
△Oth.1.3.326(322):“set hyssop and weep up tine,”栽種牛膝草,除去莠草。(按:tine一詞,又作thyme“百里香”。)
tine
a. tiny (a variant spelling),very small,diminutive微小的,很小的,小的。
△2H.IV.5.1. 27 (26): “Some pi-geons,Davy,a couple of short-legged hens,a joint ofmutton,and any pretty little tine kickshaws,tell Wil-liam cook.”預(yù)備幾只鴿子,大衛(wèi),一對(duì)短腿雞,一塊羊肉,再來幾樣別致的小菜,告訴威廉做吧。
△Lr.3.2. 74: “He thathas and a little tine wit.”誰要是還有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)腦筋。