| 单词 | heel-catcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheel-catcher heel-catcher n. a person who grasps another's heel; a supplanter.With reference to the biblical figure Jacob who is described as clutching the heel of his twin brother Esau when leaving the womb of their mother Rebecca (see note at the etymology of heeler n.2). ΚΠ 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxv. 26) 199 Calcanearius, an heel-catcher, or supplanter. 1679 C. Ness Chrystal Mirrour iii. 61 This heel-catcher (your own treacherous heart) would not onely have catched your heel, but also your very birth-right and blessing. 1976 Sioux Center News (Sioux County, Iowa) 19 May 2/3 He was born the ‘heel-catcher’ and early in life tricked his brother into selling his birthright. < as lemmas |
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