释义 |
† ˈclevers, n. pl. Sc. Obs. [cf. clever a. 4 a.] Phr. a fit of the clevers, a burst of energy or activity.
1824Scott in J. G. Lockhart Life (1837) V. xii. 353 Taking a fit of what waiting-maids call the clevers, I started at six this morning. 1826― Jrnl. 14 Aug. (1941) I. 215, I was seized by a fit of the ‘clevers’, and finished my task by twelve o'clock. |