- contek
- Strife; contention; contestation.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
contek
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Contek — Con tek (k[o^]n t[e^]k), n. [OE. conteck, conteke, contake, perh. a corruption either of contact or contest.] 1. Quarrel; contention; contest. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Contek with bloody knife. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Contumely; reproach. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contek — contek(e, our etc.: see conteck, etc … Useful english dictionary
contek — sb. == strife. RG. 470, 509. Fr. contencer v. n. == to strive. RG. 259 … Oldest English Words
contek — /kantek/ L. Fr. A contest, dispute, disturbance, opposition. Conteckours; brawlers; disturbers of the peace … Black's law dictionary
contek — /kantek/ L. Fr. A contest, dispute, disturbance, opposition. Conteckours; brawlers; disturbers of the peace … Black's law dictionary
conteke — contek(e, our etc.: see conteck, etc … Useful english dictionary
cantankerous — [18] Cantankerous is a rather mysterious word. It first appears in the 1770s, and the earliest known reference to it is in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer 1772: ‘There’s not a more bitter cantanckerous road in all christendom’. Its… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cantankerous — [18] Cantankerous is a rather mysterious word. It first appears in the 1770s, and the earliest known reference to it is in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer 1772: ‘There’s not a more bitter cantanckerous road in all christendom’. Its… … Word origins
Обри, Джеймс — Джеймс Обри James Aubrey Дата рождения: 28 августа 1947(1947 08 28) Место рождения: Клагенфурт, Каринтия, Австрия … Википедия
cantankerous — /kænˈtæŋkərəs / (say kan tangkuhruhs) adjective ill natured; quarrelsome; perverse or contrary, as in disposition: *He was being defied on all sides, and was becoming cantankerous about it. –frank hardy, 1950. {? from Middle English contek… …
