Scottish. A person who is a burden or encumbrance; spec. a beggar who exacts lodging at farmhouses.
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释义 | the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > other types of beggar (9) overlier1449 Scottish. A person who is a burden or encumbrance; spec. a beggar who exacts lodging at farmhouses. roger?1536 An itinerant beggar pretending to be a poor scholar from Oxford or Cambridge. jarkman1567 A literate beggar, esp. one who forges passes, licences, and certificates for others. Cf. jark, n. jackman, n.2 Irish toyle1575 an itinerant thief who poses as a pedlar or tinker. jackman1575 A literate beggar, esp. one who forges passes, licences, and certificates for others; = jarkman, n. chamber-deacon1607 In various other interpretations of the use in Act 1 Henry V c. 8 (see quot. 1413 at sense 1a). historical. reacher1607 A kind of beggar. Obsolete. rare. wallet-bearer1611 pie card1931 Chiefly derogatory. The holder of such a card; a labour union member, esp. a corrupt or self-serving union official; someone who begs for a meal… |
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