| 释义 |
snitcher slang.|ˈsnɪtʃə(r)|
[f. snitch v.]
†1. (See quot.) Obs.—1
1761Ann. Reg. ii. 51/1 He was a respectable member of..the Bucks,—Bloods,— Snitchers,—Choice Spirits.
2. An informer, peacher; = snitch n. 3.
1827Examiner 796/2 He had committed hundreds of robberies, but would not confess them, as it might implicate other parties, and he scorned to be a snitcher. 1859in Slang Dict. 97. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds 415 Ah nivver wor a snitcher.
3. pl. Strings used by policemen in place of handcuffs. Sc.
1864Slang Dict. 238 In Scotland Snitchers mean hand⁓cuffs. 1887Service Life Dr. Duguid xxvi. 168 The polisman never had the snitchers in his pooch. |