| 释义 |
wigsby slang or colloq. ? Obs.|ˈwɪgzbɪ|
[f. wig n.3: see -by 2.]
A jocular appellation for a person wearing a wig. So ˈwigster in same sense.
1785Grose Dict. Vulgar T., Mr. Wigsby, a man wearing a wig. 1797M. Robinson Walsingham III. 337 Tip old wigsby a twitch of the heart, in return for his golden padlock. 1821Sporting Mag. (N.S.) VII. 267 He was answered by the aforesaid wigsters, that it was ‘Impossible separer les deux’. 1830H. Ingelo Remin. II. 119, I left these two wigsbys, puffed up with pride and self-confidence. 1842S. Lover Handy Andy xxi, The..forms..were borrowed from the chapel: the old wigsby, who had the care of them..doubted the propriety. |