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单词 snaffler
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snafflern.1

Cant. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
(See quot. 1728.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman
routerc1300
malandryna1438
stradarolle1562
highpad1567
highway robber1577
way-beatera1586
lance-man1589
high lawyer1591
St. Nicholas' clerk1598
outrider1599
bidstand1600
land-pirate1608
highwayman1617
pad1652
knight of the road1665
rum-padder1665
paddist1671
rum pad1688
pad-thief1690
gentleman (also squire) of the pad1700
snaffler1728
gentleman1778
scamp1782
scampsman1799
bandolero1832
ladrone1832
Spring-heeled Jack1838
road agent1840
agent1876
1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 34 Snafflers, Highwaymen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

snafflern.2

Etymology: < snaffle v.3Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnaffler.
dialect.
One who talks through the nose.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > speaking through the nose > one who speaks through the nose
barnacle1591
snuffler1642
snaffler1885
1885 North Star 1 July 3/2 Like the snarling snafflers such people generally are.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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