单词 | sideswiper |
释义 | sideswipern. Originally U.S. ΚΠ 1880 Brownstown (Indiana) Banner 22 Apr. The first one that came in his way was Frank Beadle,..at whom he made a side-swiper. 2. A person who or thing which delivers a blow to the side of something (now esp. a motor vehicle). ΚΠ 1902 Versailles (Indiana) Republican 30 Apr. 5/2 It was a regular ‘Kansas side-swiper’. 1924 Bath (Maine) Independent 10 Jan. 5/1 The ‘side-swiper’ might be classed by some as a lunatic. 1932 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 65 (caption) Three types of keys short-wave [radio] amateur may use. At left, regulation up and down type. In the center, side swiper and at right the bug. 1978 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 11 Feb. a13 (headline) Killer of auto sideswiper gets jail term, probation. 1986 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. iii. 1/1 Pat Leahy, the oldest side-swiper in the NFL who has been bull's-eye accurate this season. 2012 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 4 July 11 The side mirror was pulverised... The sideswiper was reported to Cessnock police. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880 |
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