Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heat, as a ewe.
- To couple with a ewe: said of a ram.
- To be in heat, as a ewe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To be lustful; to be lascivious.
- adjective Lascivious; also, in heat; -- said of ewes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
lascivious - adjective
in heat ; said ofewes
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More intriguing are the words that sound perfectly acceptable, like blissom, feist, and plooky.
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Sheep terms are gimmer, hirsel, and blissom ` concerning ewe; in heat ', a blossoming bliss of sorts.
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Version, ed. Pawes, p. 216).] {158} [‘Lissome’ for _lithe-some_, like Wessex _blissom_ for
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
sionnach commented on the word blissom
(a.) Lascivious; also, in heat; -- said of ewes.
(v.) To copulate with a ewe.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word blissom
Ew.
June 14, 2009
jaime_d commented on the word blissom
from "That Faire Field of Enna" by Guy Davenport
January 19, 2010