■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) poke roughly or quickly with something sharp or pointed.
■ noun
1》 a quick, sharp poke or blow.
2》 Brit. informal a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination.
Origin
C19 (orig. Scots): var. of job 2 .
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) poke roughly or quickly with something sharp or pointed.
■ noun
1》 a quick, sharp poke or blow.
2》 Brit. informal a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination.
Origin
C19 (orig. Scots): var. of job 2 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004