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单词 snaggled
释义 ˈsnaggled, a. U.S.
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1. Of teeth: Uneven, irregular, projecting. Also transf.
1884J. G. Bourke Snake Dance Moquis xxxii. 360 His snaggled teeth, projecting tusk-like from an unnecessarily large mouth.1889‘C. E. Craddock’ Despot Broomsedge Cove xxii. 396 He glanced at Jepson with a lively little grin, all his snaggled teeth on parade.1938J. Steinbeck Long Valley 58 The sharp snaggled edge of the ridge stood out above them.1942W. Faulkner Go down, Moses 69 A few snaggled trees of what had been an orchard.
2. Knotty, intricate.
1896Advance (Chicago) 26 Mar. 457/1 Snaggled problems grew plain as light, under the gentle explanations which she could give.
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