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单词 nose-ender
释义

nose-endern.

Brit. /ˈnəʊzɛndə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌɛndər/
Forms: 1800s nosender, 1900s– nose-ender.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nose-end n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < nose-end n. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier noser n.
1. colloquial. A blow directly on the nose. rare.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking on specific part of the body > [noun] > on the head > on the nose
snitch1676
snitchel1676
conker1821
smeller1824
nozzler1828
noser1829
snorter1829
nose-ender1854
1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) iii. 25 I couldn't..give a straight nosender.
1914 J. Driscoll Out-fighting iii. 52 To send home another nose-ender as soon as possible.
2. Nautical. A strong head wind.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind as means of propulsion > dead ahead
noser1756
muzzler1857
dead muzzler1874
nose-ender1907
1907 Westm. Gaz. 3 July 5/2 Rain was descending heavily; the crews had to face a ‘nose-ender’.
1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 123 Nose-ender, a head wind and sea; regular Destroyer Weather.
1975 J. McPhee Survival of Bark Canoe 74 We fight the north wind... For hours it stops us—blows so hard that we can't move... It's a real muzzler, a nose-ender.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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