释义 |
leaner|ˈliːnə(r)| [f. lean v.1 + -er1.] One who leans, inclines, or reclines.
a1536Tindale in Marbeck Bk. of Notes (1581) 306 To heare the law onelie & to be a professour therof and a leaner vnto it. 1631R. H. Arraignm. Whole Creature i. 11 A staffe of Reedes, that deceives the leaners trust. 1646Gaule Cases Consc. 3 Whereas our late leaners and lingerers after such a kinde of sect, could be content to deny all these. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh ii. 56 Strong enough to bear Such leaners on my shoulder. |