| 单词 | wind-splitter |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswind-splitter wind-splitter n. colloquial (chiefly U.S.) something so sharply drawn or so swift as to suggest the notion of splitting the wind; cf. wind-cutter n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly goera1586 fast-goera1628 seven-league boots1707 flyer1795 careerer1844 racehorse1854 pacer1878 spinner1881 running mate1891 wind-splitter1893 speedster1927 swiftie1945 fastie1983 1893 M. A. Owen Voodoo Tales 28 I seed dem ole win'splittehs [sc. long lean hogs]. 1900 Daily Express 13 July 6/6 The wind-splitter..keeps up a wonderful pace. 1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang vii. 51 No ‘wind-splitters’ nearly as wide across the hips as the forehead. < as lemmas |
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