单词 | finger neb |
释义 | > as lemmasfinger neb finger neb n. Scottish (now somewhat rare) a fingertip. ΚΠ 1767 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. at Neb He would work till the Blood came out at his Finger Nebs rather than take a Bribe. 1866 D. Wingate Annie Weir & Other Poems 45 The hale day lang I've pingled owre That heap o' tautit tow, And thought my burning finger-nebs Wad sotten't in a low. 1920 J. C. Welsh Underworld 101 He comes oot to speak to us ay dressed in a black dress-suit, wi' white cuffs doon to his finger nebs. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Review section) 32 A scene about skittering with yer finger nebs doon a richly filled toilet to dig oot a suppository containing a wee bit opium. < as lemmas |
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