单词 | shinner |
释义 | shinnern.1ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking hose1297 stock1456 netherstock1535 shanka1547 undersock1556 nether-stocking1581 stocking1583 shinner1585 stockard1597 vamper1699 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 167/1 Caliga,.. an hose, a nether stocke, a shinner. 2. A blow or kick on the shin. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking on specific part of the body > [noun] > on the shins shinner1835 shindig1859 1835 F. Marryat Moonshine in Olla Podrida I'll give you a shinner on your lower limb. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 3. U.S. ‘One who borrows money by the practice of shinning’ (Bartlett). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > [noun] > borrower borrowerc1440 loanee1832 shinner1840 1840 in Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 305 Coxcombs and dandies, loafers and nibblers, Shavers and shinners. 4. U.S. One who ‘shins round’; an active person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > person trotter1555 stirrer1570 verb1730 shinner1838 staver1860 heller1895 1838 J. C. Neal in Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 305 ‘Shin it, good man!’ ejaculated a good-natured urchin, ‘shin it as well as you know how!’ The qualification was a good one, Berry not being well calculated for a shinner of the first class. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). Shinnern.2 colloquial. = Sinn Feiner n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > parties > member of Sinn Fein Sinn Feiner1907 Shinner1921 Stickie1972 Stick1975 1921 Glasgow Herald 9 Apr. 12 The sands are running out as Ireland will shortly be ruined. ‘Shinners’ may be killed daily. 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 740/2 If they took vengeance on the Shinners they would be playing into the hands of the enemy. 1974 J. Johnston How Many Miles to Babylon? 51 I thought I'd heard it about that you were with the Shinners. 1999 Spectator 26 June 8/2 Mr Blair did make five specific pledges about Sinn Fein and government. The Shinners would have to declare that the war was over [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.11585n.21921 |
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