| 单词 | foot wiper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoot wiper foot wiper n. (a) a person who wipes another's feet; (figurative) an obsequious or sycophantic person; (b) something on or with which to wipe the foot or feet; (figurative) a person treated carelessly or contemptuously. ΚΠ 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 226 Born foot-washer and foot-wiper, nay Foot-kisser to each comrade of you all! 1890 Army & Navy Jrnl. (U.S.) 18 Jan. 430/1 Metallic foot-wipers. The ‘Hartman’ Flexible Steel Woven Wire Mat, is practically indestructible. 1902 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 399 These fibers..are extensively used..for the manufacture of small baskets, stiff brushes, street brooms and foot-wipers. 1921 N.Y. Times 26 Mar. 5/3 (headline) Ex-mayor on his term as ‘public footwiper’. Troubles of the universe heaped on his bald pate, says southerner. 2013 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Feb. 14 Broadsheet papers have a life beyond just being read... Foot wipers, seed box liners, garden mulches, and so much more. < as lemmas |
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