squirtern.

Brit.

/ˈskwəːtə/, U.S.

/ˈskwərdər/

Etymology: formed as squirtel n.

†1. One who shoots jerkily with the bow. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > archery > [noun] > archer > one who shoots jerkily

squirter1545

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus i. f. 44 If he giue it ouer, and not vse to shote,..he shalbe come of a fayre archer, a stark squyrter and dribber.

†2. One who has or suffers from diarrhoea. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > diarrhoea > person

squirter1600

squitter-breech1619

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. iv. 11 It oftentimes causeth bloudie fluxes..if we beleeue Galen and them which for this cause call the inhabitants of Paris, squirters.

3. One who squirts or plies a squirt. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > one who

squirter1712

spurter1890

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses vii. 31 The Squirters were at it with their Kennel-Water for they were mad for the loss of their Bubble.

1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table v An over-dressed woman..at any rate..is better than the oil of vitriol squirter.

1878 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 76/2 [He] was a mysterious squirter of ink for four days before he was found out.

4. An apparatus for squirting.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > spraying or sprinkling tools

dust-box1581

dredger1666

dredging-box1712

spreader1810

dredge-box1812

distributor1853

deflector1887

squirter1888

sprayer1891

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > apparatus or instrument for squirting

squirtelc1440

squirt1530

squib1583

squirter1888

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Sept. 10/2 The patent oil squirter for calming the sea proved a failure.

1966 Punch 3 Aug. 193 The advertisements inviting operators to take up space at forthcoming fairs, feasts, wakes and well-dressings are full of cavillings like..‘No squirters or confetti.’

1983 ‘F. Parrish’ Bait on Hook ii. 29 You squirt it [sc. paint] out of a tin... You can't do a thin line easily with a squirter.

5. slang. A revolver.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > revolver

revolving pistol1839

revolver1844

black-eyed Susan1869

squirter1935

1935 ‘G. Ingram’ Cockney Cavalcade xvi. 260 There've been reports..of some of you..doing that film stuff with squirters and handkerchiefs over your faces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	squirter
释义	squirtern. Brit. /ˈskwəːtə/, U.S. /ˈskwərdər/ Etymology: formed as squirtel n. †1. One who shoots jerkily with the bow. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > archery > [noun] > archer > one who shoots jerkily squirter1545 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus i. f. 44 If he giue it ouer, and not vse to shote,..he shalbe come of a fayre archer, a stark squyrter and dribber. †2. One who has or suffers from diarrhoea. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > diarrhoea > person squirter1600 squitter-breech1619 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. iv. 11 It oftentimes causeth bloudie fluxes..if we beleeue Galen and them which for this cause call the inhabitants of Paris, squirters. 3. One who squirts or plies a squirt. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > one who squirter1712 spurter1890 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses vii. 31 The Squirters were at it with their Kennel-Water for they were mad for the loss of their Bubble. 1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table v An over-dressed woman..at any rate..is better than the oil of vitriol squirter. 1878 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 76/2 [He] was a mysterious squirter of ink for four days before he was found out. 4. An apparatus for squirting. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > spraying or sprinkling tools dust-box1581 dredger1666 dredging-box1712 spreader1810 dredge-box1812 distributor1853 deflector1887 squirter1888 sprayer1891 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > apparatus or instrument for squirting squirtelc1440 squirt1530 squib1583 squirter1888 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Sept. 10/2 The patent oil squirter for calming the sea proved a failure. 1966 Punch 3 Aug. 193 The advertisements inviting operators to take up space at forthcoming fairs, feasts, wakes and well-dressings are full of cavillings like..‘No squirters or confetti.’ 1983 ‘F. Parrish’ Bait on Hook ii. 29 You squirt it [sc. paint] out of a tin... You can't do a thin line easily with a squirter. 5. slang. A revolver. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > revolver revolving pistol1839 revolver1844 black-eyed Susan1869 squirter1935 1935 ‘G. Ingram’ Cockney Cavalcade xvi. 260 There've been reports..of some of you..doing that film stuff with squirters and handkerchiefs over your faces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1545
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