| 单词 | nigger in the fence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnigger in the fence nigger in the fence n. = nigger in the woodpile n. at Phrases 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > hidden tendency or activity under-water1618 undercurrent1792 undertow1817 underplay1845 underswell1849 nigger in the fence1850 nigger in the woodpile1852 underflow1854 —— in the woodpile1857 undernote1857 undertone1861 underdrift1891 under-belly1962 1850 California Courier (San Francisco) 4 Sept. 2/6 The majority of the papers, however, think that there ‘is a nigger in the fence’ somewhere. 1888 B. Harte Phyllis of Sierras i. iii. 90 Ef he aint scooped up by Jenny Bradley he'll guess there's a nigger in the fence somewhere. 1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights xi. 286 He's always looking for a nigger in the fence. 1923 J. Conrad Let. 3 Jan. (2008) VIII. 6 May it [sc. a ray of light] not be extinguished by the poisonous breath of the well-known ‘nigger in the fence’ who has been the curse of my existence for years. < as lemmas |
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