单词 | scrapper |
释义 | † scrappern.1 Obsolete. rare. One who collects scrap-iron. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in scrap metal scrapper1648 scrap man1927 1648 in Victoria Hist. Sussex II. 245 Russell the scrapper for pickinge of soe much iron as made three tunne and 17 hundred at 3h per tunne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). scrappern.2 slang. 1. a. A pugilist. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > one who fights fighterc1300 viragoa1387 barratora1400 combatant1489 combater1598 viragoa1616 scuffler1633 blue hen's chicken (also chick)c1800 scrapper1874 fightist1877 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer buffeter1483 pugil1646 cuffer1662 boxer1672 pugilistc1740 setter-to1810 miller1812 sparrer1814 pet1825 pugilistic1827 slogger1829 fist-mate1834 peeler1852 pug1858 scrapper1874 slugger1877 slogster1881 basher1882 fisticuffer1888 ring man1899 ringster1902 pucker1919 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 280. 1904 J. A. Riis Theodore Roosevelt v. 104 He was a scrapper first, last, and all the time, with but little regard for whom he tackled, so long as he had him. b. transferred in gen. use. ΚΠ 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 20 Nov. 13/4 On auction day, Harry Miner..said with his country twang, ‘Vivien was a scrapper’. 1977 D. Ramsay You can't call it Murder ii. 124 ‘She was a real scrapper, Judy was.’ O'Shea went on to give instances of her capacity for scrapping. 1979 Dædalus Summer 157 This is the Dewey..who had a long and honorable record as a scrapper for the rights of citizens of the democracy. 2. North American. A fish that is hard to land once caught. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > [noun] > that is hard to land scrapper1959 1959 Moosehead Gaz. (Dexter, Maine) Feb. 18/3 Tiny dry flies in drab patterns..brought the silvered scrappers with a rush. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 40/1 The large-mouth is a right obliging and powerful scrapper. 1974 Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 28 Apr. (Cartoon Suppl.) 8 (advt.) This palm-size powerhouse has all the guts in the world to wear down any scrapper you're liable to hook. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11648n.21874 |
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