| 释义 |
clogger|ˈklɒgə(r)|
[f. clog n. + -er1.]
1. One who makes clogs, or wooden soles for shoes. (A distinct trade in the north.)
1745Manchester School Reg. (1866) I. 26 John, son of John Wilson of Manchester, Clogger. 1832Southey Lett. (1856) IV. 314 The clogger is..still sometimes a separate trade from the shoemaker. 1883Standard 5 Dec. 3/7 The accused were a clogger, and his apprentice.
2. [Perh. directly f. the vb.] Assoc. Football. One who tackles heavily, usu. fouling his opponent. colloq.
1970Times 7 Oct. 14/2 There are cloggers in football and it is more than a healthy reaction to cherish the thought of one day getting one's revenge. 1980D. Morris Tribal Words [MS.], The term clogger..today has become exclusively used inside the Soccer Tribe to describe a brutal, heavy-footed hacker. It also carries the implication of stupidity (‘they were a crude bunch of cloggers’). |