| 释义 |
eggler dial.|ˈɛglə(r)|
[f. egg n., ? after pedlar or higgler.]
An egg-dealer and poulterer.
1791Census (Mertoun) in Stat. Acc. Sc. (1795) XIV. 589 Weavers 4, Clothier 1, Egglers 2. 1869Daily News 6 Jan., But his chief profession is that of an ‘eggler,’ that is, he used to buy eggs and forward them in large quantities to England. 1880Daily News 11 Nov. 6/6 They do not even eat the eggs, but sell them to an ‘eggler’. 1881Supp. Oxford Gloss., Eggler, a poulterer. |