释义 |
snub- the stem of snub v.1 used in a few combs., as † snub-devil, a clergyman (obs. slang); snub-line, -post, U.S. a snubbing-line or -post.
1785Grose Dict. Vulg. T., Snub devil, a parson. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2231/2 Snub-post, a form of bitt or mooring-post on a raft or canal-boat. 1908H. Day King Spruce xxvi, The snub-line down the steep quarter-mile..made a cut-off that doubled the efficiency of the teams. |