| 单词 | man-keeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasman-keeper man-keeper n. Scottish and Irish English (northern) (a) a newt; (b) the viviparous lizard, Lacerta vivipara (rare). ΚΠ 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 392 He was fond of drinking filthy fluids, and his belly gave birth to some asks and man-keepers. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Man-keeper, a designation given to the newt..by the inhabitants of Dumfr. and Roxb., because they believe that it waits on the adder to warn man of his danger. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down 66 It is said that mankeepers will creep down the throat of a person who falls asleep near any water where they are. 1907 Trans. Dumfries & Galloway Nat. Hist. & Antiquarian Soc. 79 Lizard (Lacerta vivipara), called newts, asks, and mankeepers in the country. < as lemmas |
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