单词 | layer-over |
释义 | layer-overn. dialect. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown > where name is deliberately suppressed you wot what1536 you-know-what1564 you-know-who1580 somebody1609 layer-over1699 thingy1927 how's your father1959 what-not1964 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Lare-over, said when the true Name of the thing must (in decency) be concealed. 1725 in New Canting Dict. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Lareovers for Medlers, an answer frequently given to children, or young people, as a rebuke for their impertinent curiosity, in enquiring what is contained in a box, bundle, or any other closed conveyance. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Layer-over, a gentle term for some instrument of chastisement. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Layors-for-meddlers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1699 |
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