单词 | shiverer |
释义 | shiverern.1 One who breaks (something) into small pieces. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > breaking into pieces or shattering > one who shatters or smashes shiverer1834 shatterer1867 smasher1884 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 311 Chosen ground for the shiverers of lances and the lovers of courtly splendour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018). shiverern.2 a. One who trembles or shakes. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion > one who shiverer1883 1883 G. Meredith Poems & Lyrics 103 Ere you follow nature's lead, Of her powers in you have heed; Else a shiverer you will find You have challenged humankind. b. dialect. (See quots.) Cf. shivering n.2 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > leg > horse defined by > lame horse short stepper1836 shiverer1888 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Shiverer, a horse which has a lameness in the loins. 1899 Daily News 13 Apr. 3/5 Another horse was sold..it fell down in the street the first time it was harnessed, and was proved to be a ‘roarer and a shiverer’ of long standing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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