单词 | scuttler |
释义 | scuttlern.1 1. a. Political slang. One who advocates a policy of ‘scuttle’ (see scuttle n.5 1b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > other international policies > supporters of reciprocitarian1869 reciprocity-monger1869 scuttler1884 sanctionist1935 sanctioneer1937 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Dec. Thus the scuttlers..will be restrained from saying a word about scuttling. b. U.S. A local name for the lizard Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (Cent. Dict. 1891). ΚΠ 1886 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 17 46 Scuttler or streakfield (striped lizard). 2. In Manchester: One who takes part in a ‘scuttle’ or street-fight. See scuttle n.5 2.In the first quot. 1867 apparently used for: A street urchin, ‘gamin’. If the word is identical with that current in Manchester, the writer seems to have misapprehended its meaning. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > one who creates a disturbance or rioter > types of meal-mobber1778 street rioter1830 scuttler1867 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [noun] > street people > children > street-child blackguard1699 street girl1764 street boy1796 mudlark1814 street urchin1827 gamin1832 street child1839 Arab1847 street Arab1853 muckworm1859 scuttler1867 gutter-snipec1869 gutter-child1870 gavroche1876 gutter-snippet1891 voyoua1896 street kid1910 dead-end kid1928 gurrier1936 1867 C. G. Gordon Let. 21 Sept. in Lett. to Sister (1888) 23 The poor scuttlers here, male and female, fill me with sorrow. They wear wooden clogs,..and make such a noise. [Also in later letters dated from other places, 1882–3, pp. 253, 271, 300, 302; sometimes glossed ‘boy’ by the editor.] 1887 Daily News 7 Feb. 6/2 A gang of ‘scuttlers’ who parade the streets [of Manchester] at night and assault passengers with belts and frequently with knives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). scuttlern.2 One who scuttles a ship; esp. with the design of ‘losing’ her and claiming the insurance-money. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > other types of defrauder or swindler leger1591 concealer1597 break-bulk1622 bug hunter1725 land-shark1769 Morocco man1796 land-cook1807 nob-pitcher1819 bubble-man1862 scuttler1869 lumberer1897 prop man1966 society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > [noun] > sinking > causing sinking > cutting hole in ship > one who scuttler1869 1869 Daily News 11 Dec. The over-insured..as well as the scuttler, should be..punished severely. 1884 Manch. Examiner 9 Aug. 5/1 Supposing the scuttlers..had not bungled in the business, the ship would have been among the missing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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