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词汇 grandsire
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Definition of grandsire in English:

grandsire

noun ˈɡran(d)sʌɪəˈɡrændˌsaɪ(ə)r
  • 1

    archaic term for grandfather
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It never occurred to me that you might not realize he was your father or grandfather, or great grandsire or whatever.
    • ‘Cuvee inherited his great speed from his sire, Carson City, and his grandsire, Mr. Prospector,’ Beck said.
    • It was a little while after the boy's granddam and grandsire had resigned, and Greni had returned with more grumbling, but looking considerably lighter of mood, that Naoise had noted the boy's inquisitive stares.
    • ‘Then you would know your great grandsires,’ he murmured in an awed voice.
    • To me, you are as loved as my grandsire; not blindly feared and obeyed.
  • 2Bell-ringing
    A particular method of change-ringing involving an odd number of bells.

    〔鸣钟术〕老祖父敲钟法(将单数数量的钟敲出不同钟声的方法)

Definition of grandsire in US English:

grandsire

nounˈɡrandˌsī(ə)rˈɡrændˌsaɪ(ə)r
  • archaic term for grandfather
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To me, you are as loved as my grandsire; not blindly feared and obeyed.
    • ‘Cuvee inherited his great speed from his sire, Carson City, and his grandsire, Mr. Prospector,’ Beck said.
    • It never occurred to me that you might not realize he was your father or grandfather, or great grandsire or whatever.
    • It was a little while after the boy's granddam and grandsire had resigned, and Greni had returned with more grumbling, but looking considerably lighter of mood, that Naoise had noted the boy's inquisitive stares.
    • ‘Then you would know your great grandsires,’ he murmured in an awed voice.
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