| 释义 |
ˈsnuzzle, v. Now dial.
Also 8 snuzle.
[? variant of nuzzle v.1 Cf. snoozle v.]
1. intr.
a. Of swine: To rout about with the snout or nose.
1737Bracken Farriery Impr. (1757) II. 130 Swine will thrive best when they have the Opportunity of..snuzling about, and picking up the Oats, &c.
b. Of a dog: To sniff or poke with the nose.
1861Hughes Tom Brown at Oxford iii, A way he [a dog] had of going ‘snuzzling’ about the calves of strangers.
2. dial. Of persons, esp. children: To nuzzle, snuggle, or settle down comfortably.
1781J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Snuzzle, to hide the face in the bosom as children. [Hence in Grose (1790), Holloway, etc.] 1869–in dial. glossaries, etc. (Yks., Lanc., Chesh., Nott.). |