| 释义 |
squabbler|ˈskwɒblə(r)|
[f. as prec.]
One who squabbles or quarrels.
In quot. 1631 perh. a misprint for squabbe squab n. 1.
1631T. Powell Tom All Trades 38 If he attaine..the knowledge of languages, and dispositions of forreigne Nations where he travailes and trades, he may rise from a Squabler to a Master. 1687Miége Gt. Fr. Dict. ii, Squabbler, quereleur. 1702Burl. L'Estrange's Vis. Quev. 65 Who in their Writings are such Squabblers, That they torment me Day and Night. 1876L. Stephen Eng. Th. 18th C. II. x. §9. 234 It was possible..that the great families should become mere squabblers for place. |