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单词 grannieing
释义

granny or grannie /granˈi/

noun
  1. A grandmother (informal)
  2. An old woman (informal)
  3. An old-womanish person (informal)
  4. A midwife (US dialect)
  5. A revolving cap on a chimney pot
transitive verb (Scot)

To defeat totally, whitewash (in a contest)

ORIGIN: grannam (see under grand-)

granny bonds plural noun

A former name of index-linked National Savings certificates, before 1981 only available to people over 50 years old

granny dumping noun (informal, esp N American)

The practice of abandoning elderly relatives outside hospitals, etc when caring for them becomes too expensive or difficult

granny flat, annexe, etc noun

A self-contained flat, bungalow, etc built onto, as part of, or close to a house, for a grandmother or other elderly relative

granny glasses plural noun

Small, round, gold- or steel-rimmed spectacles

granny knot noun

A knot like a reef knot, but unsymmetrical, apt to slip or jam

Granny Smith noun

A crisp, green, flavoursome, Australasian variety of apple (after Maria Ann Smith of New South Wales, the first cultivator of this variety)

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