An inhabitant of York or Yorkshire; applied allusively (cf. Yorkshire, n. 2).
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释义 | the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > person (9) Yorker1599 An inhabitant of York or Yorkshire; applied allusively (cf. Yorkshire, n. 2). ferret1629 transferred and figurative. Yorkshire bite1801 Used allusively, esp. in reference to the †boorishness, cunning, sharpness, or trickery attributed to Yorkshire people. to come (or put) Yorkshire o… file1819 slang. An artful, cunning, or shrewd person. Also, a man, ‘fellow’, ‘cove’. gnostic1819 In general sense: †One skilled or learned in any subject (obsolete). Also slang, ‘a knowing one’, an adept in dishonest acts. shrewdc1858 A shrewd or cunning person (see also quot. 1954). shrewd-head1916 a cunning person. shrewdie1916 A shrewd or cunning person. piss-cutter1935 A formidable or remarkable person or thing (in either a negative or a positive sense). |
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