单词 | jiggering |
释义 | > as lemmasˈjiggering ˈjiggering n. and adj. ΚΠ 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling ix. 295 I have lost many a ‘jiggering’ fish. ˈjiggering ˈjiggering adj. and intensive adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [adjective] > euphemisms for stronger oaths adjective1851 something1859 adjectived1869 qualified1886 epitheted1896 adj.1903 jiggering1903 adjectival1907 jeezly1908 blerry1920 bluggy1921 somethinged1922 socking1941 bleeping1957 naffing1959 1903 Daily Chron. 14 Sept. 3/3 Once you've made up your mind, as you may say, about a young man, you've got to be jiggerin' well careful you don't go and lose him. a1950 X. Herbert in W. Murdoch & H. Drake-Brockman Austral. Short Stories (1951) 301 Take the lot. Take the rintin' jiggerin' lot! ˈjiggering ˈjiggering n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [noun] > polishing leather jiggering1946 1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding II. xxiii. 352 It [sc. the fillet] is then pushed over the line a few times with a ‘jiggering’ motion, until the line is polished. 1951 L. Town Bookbinding by Hand x. 229 The tool can be put down again and rocked slightly. This gives a polished surface as well as a darkened one, and is known as ‘jiggering’. < as lemmas |
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