释义 |
ˈwhipping-ˌsnapping, a. nonce-wd. [Fanciful f. whipper-snapper.] Diminutive, insignificant.
1861Thackeray Round. Papers, Ogres, Though they had seven-leagued boots,..all sorts of little whipping-snapping Tomb [sic] Thumbs used to elude and out-run them. |