| 单词 | skippering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈskippering ˈskippering n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > a barn or outhouse skippering1968 1968 Observer 22 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 21/1 He has lived in hostels or skippered—lived without visible means of support. ‘My skippering was organized,’ he said. 1983 Daily Tel. 31 Oct. 14/6 No decent woman can get a bed in this town under £7 a night. And the ‘skippering’ allowance paid to vagrants is £2.95 a day. 1987 Economist 26 Dec. 61/3 Most of the advisory services try to persuade young people to get out of central London... They sleep on friends' floors, or resort to ‘skippering’—taking over a deserted house or flat with no furniture and often no lavatories. < as lemmas |
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