单词 | snaffler |
释义 | † 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 dialect. One who talks through the nose. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.11728n.21885 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。