单词 | nose-ender |
释义 | nose-endern. 1. colloquial. A blow directly on the nose. rare. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1854 |
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