| 释义 |
shickery, a. and adv. slang (? obs.).|ˈʃɪkərɪ|
[Origin unknown.]
A. adj. Shabby, rickety, shaky; also, drunk.
B. adv. Shabbily, badly.
1851H. Mayhew London Labour I. 424/1 There's another sort who carry on the crocussing business, but on a small scale; they..are called hedge crocusses... But as the hedge crocus is shickery togged, he makes poorly out. 1859Hotten Dict. Slang 91 Shickery, shabby, badly. 1878‘R. Boldrewood’ in Town & Country Jrnl. 26 Jan. 170/1 Old Tom had a goodish cheque this time, and was at it a week afore I come in. He was rayther shickerry. 1888― Robbery under Arms III. xv. 220 Four panels of shickery two-rail fence. |