| 释义 |
scattergood|ˈskætəgʊd|
[f. scatter v. + good n. (sense 7).]
One who dissipates or squanders goods or possessions; a spendthrift.
1577Kendall Flowers of Epigr. 56 A mery iest of a scattergood. 1659W. Brough Sacr. Princ. 220 If the first heire be not a scatter-good, the third is commonly a lose-all. 1818Scott Br. Lamm. v, That young scattergood, the Laird of Bucklaw. 1884Blackmore Tommy Upmore II. 178 You have heard what careless scattergoods all honest sailors are. |