单词 | snatch-pasty |
释义 | > as lemmassnatch-pasty 2. In objective combinations, as snatch-apple, †snatch-cly, snatch-grace, †snatch-pasty (see quots.). Π 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq 3/2 A Snatch-pasty, un Voleur de Pâtez. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Snatch cly, a thief who snatches women's pockets. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Snatch-apple, an apple suspended by a string, with which children amuse themselves by snatching at it with their teeth. 1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies (1885) 65 No scape-grace? Then, rejoice Thou snatch-grace safe in Syria! < as lemmas |
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