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单词 cuddy wifter
释义

cuddy wiftern.

Brit. /ˈkʌdɪ wɪftə/, U.S. /ˈkədi ˌwɪftər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cuddy n.3, wift v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < cuddy n.3 + wift v. + -er suffix1.Compare earlier English regional (north-eastern) cuddy-handed (adjective) and cuddy (noun) in similar use (both 19th cent.).
English regional (north-eastern).
A left-handed person.
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cuddy wifter1929
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northpaw1960
1929 Trans. Yorks. Dial. Soc. 5 16 A person who bowls left-handed is a cuddy-wifter.
1970 N.Y. Times 24 May 32/1 Are you a cuddy wifter, maybe kayneived, gibble-fisted or dolly-pawed?
1993 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Sept. 9 The world's keggy-fisters and cuddy-wifters seem to have semi-accepted that they suffer from a poor image.
2017 @JohnHar78 13 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Proud to be a cuddy wifter!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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