| 单词 | finger-squeezing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinger-squeezing c. Objective, as finger-washing; finger-crushing, finger-numbing, finger-squeezing, etc., adjs. ΚΠ 1770 C. Jenner Placid Man II. 92 For one cold, bleak, finger-squeezing night. 1847 C. Toulmin Partners for Life viii. 139 He had not ordinarily a finger-crushing grasp. 1906 Outing Apr. 3/1 Anything more finger-numbing and distressing than to undo heavy leather hobbles stiff with frost. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 243/2 Rose-water ewer and dish or basin, used for finger-washing at table. 1969 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 25 Sept. 2 b/1 It is most important to keep the little children away from these finger-crushing machines. 1995 Spin Mar. 101/1 The band's guitarist took a finger-breaking fall on the tour bus. 2003 S. Korey Mixed Signals vii. 31 A couple of pumps of a finger-squeezing handshake was more his style. < as lemmas |
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