单词 | snuzzle |
释义 | snuzzlev. Now dialect. 1. intransitive. a. Of swine: To rout about with the snout or nose. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [verb (intransitive)] > root about wrootc725 forrootc1230 root1516 wrout1530 rout1547 grouta1723 snuzzle1740 groot1834 snozzle1881 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. vi. 130 Swine will thrive best when they have the Opportunity of..snuzling about and picking up the Oats, &c. b. Of a dog: To sniff or poke with the nose. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [verb (intransitive)] > exercise sense of smell smellc1200 smella1300 snokec1380 smell1526 snuff1530 snuffle1601 whiff1635 sniff1788 nose1794 nuzzle1806 snuft1820 snuzzle1861 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. iii. 43 A way he [sc. a dog] had of going ‘snuzzling’ about the calves of strangers. 2. dialect. Of persons, esp. children: To nuzzle, snuggle, or settle down comfortably. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > nestle or snuggle up snug1583 snudge1633 nuzzle1637 snuggle1688 nestle1709 cuddle1710 snuzzle1781 snoozle1831 snuggle1840 pettle1855 coorie1898 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Snuzzle, to hide the face in the bosom as children. [Hence in Grose (1790), Holloway, etc.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1740 |
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