| 释义 |
shinner1|ˈʃɪnə(r)|
[f. shin n.1 or v. + -er1.]
†1. A stocking. Obs. rare—0.
1585Higins Junius' Nomencl. 167/1 Caliga,.. an hose, a nether stocke, a shinner.
2. A blow or kick on the shin. dial.
1835Marryat Olla Podr., Moonshine, I'll give you a shinner on your lower limb. 1869Lonsdale Gloss.
3. U.S. ‘One who borrows money by the practice of shinning’ (Bartlett).
1840in Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 305 Coxcombs and dandies, loafers and nibblers, Shavers and shinners.
4. U.S. One who ‘shins round’; an active person.
1838J. C. Neal in Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 305 ‘Shin it, good man!’ ejaculated a good-natured urchin, ‘shin it as well as you know how!’ The qualification was a good one, Berry not being well calculated for a shinner of the first class. |