stabbern.

Brit.

/ˈstabə/, U.S.

/ˈstæbər/

Etymology: < stab v. + -er suffix¹.

a. One who stabs.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > knife or sword

pinker?c1562

stabber1589

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > wound by sharp weapon > action of > person

stabber1589

1589 Pappe w. Hatchet in Lyly's Wks. (1902) III. 399 One hath been an old stabber at passage.

1682 T. Otway Venice Preserv'd iii. 32 Mix with hired Slaves, Bravoes, and Common stabbers.

1752 E. Young Brothers iii. i Blood-thirsty stabbers.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. 34 Despite his craft, he heard with awe This ruffian stabber fix the law.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 43 Whoever called me stabber to you, lies.

b. transferred.

ΚΠ

1834 M. Edgeworth Helen II. ix. 189 I set at defiance all the searchers, and stabbers, and Custom-house officers.

c. figurative.

ΚΠ

1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D3^v How sudden a stabber this ruffianly swaggerer (Death) is.

1737 Gentleman's Mag. May 259/1 I leave the Reader to guess what such a Stabber of Reputations would stick to perpetrate.

1858 O. W. Holmes Two Armies 23 The bloodless stabber [Death] calls by night.

1872 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David III. Ps. lix. 12 Wretches who are persecutors in talk, burners and stabbers with the tongue.

1910 G. Smith Reminisc. x. 181 The genius of the political stabber.

d. Oil Industry. One who stabs pipes (see stab v. 7).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > types of

scout1883

roustabout1886

pipeliner1887

tongsman1891

tool-dresser1896

fisherman1903

roughneck1913

stabber1922

toolie1932

tool-pusher1932

doodlebug1933

rigger1974

1922 F. M. Towl in D. T. Day Handbk. Petroleum Industry I. 410 The joint is lifted into place, and a man, the ‘stabber’, standing by the end of the joint with a handspike, moves the joint until it is straight with the last joint laid.

1976 M. Machlin Pipeline iv. 50 I worked as a stabber—that's the man who sits on the end of the walking beam and holds the pipe straight.

a. Something which stabs, a knife, dagger, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > [noun] > pointed weapon

ordeOE

point?c1425

pickle1550

stabber1581

prog1615

pigsticker1867

1581 J. Derricke Image Irelande ii. sig. Fij Long stabbers plucke thei forthe, in steede of handsome kniues.

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 275/1 Sica,..a priuye or close dagger: a stabber.

1913 Eng. Rev. Nov. 516 We've got his stabber and he can't do us any harm.

b. spec. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > for piercing or pricking > awl > types of

pritch-awl1594

prickal1688

stabber1794

sprig awla1815

sprig bit1815

Indian awl1821

bradawl1823

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 87 Holes in sails are made with an instrument, called a stabber or a pegging-awl.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Stabber, a marling-spike; a sailmaker's pricker.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Stabber, 1. (Leather.) A pegging-awl. A pricker. 2. (Nautical.) A marlinspike. 3. (Domestic.) A lady's awl for opening holes for eyelets.

3. (See quot. 1854.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > processes involved in > sewing > one who

boot-closer1824

stitch-man1844

stabber1854

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 288 Stabber, a person (generally a boy) who is employed to stitch the upper leathers of boots and shoes with an awl.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	stabber
释义	stabbern. Brit. /ˈstabə/, U.S. /ˈstæbər/ Etymology: < stab v. + -er suffix¹. 1. a. One who stabs. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > knife or sword pinker?c1562 stabber1589 the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > wound by sharp weapon > action of > person stabber1589 1589 Pappe w. Hatchet in Lyly's Wks. (1902) III. 399 One hath been an old stabber at passage. 1682 T. Otway Venice Preserv'd iii. 32 Mix with hired Slaves, Bravoes, and Common stabbers. 1752 E. Young Brothers iii. i Blood-thirsty stabbers. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. 34 Despite his craft, he heard with awe This ruffian stabber fix the law. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 43 Whoever called me stabber to you, lies. b. transferred. ΚΠ 1834 M. Edgeworth Helen II. ix. 189 I set at defiance all the searchers, and stabbers, and Custom-house officers. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D3^v How sudden a stabber this ruffianly swaggerer (Death) is. 1737 Gentleman's Mag. May 259/1 I leave the Reader to guess what such a Stabber of Reputations would stick to perpetrate. 1858 O. W. Holmes Two Armies 23 The bloodless stabber [Death] calls by night. 1872 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David III. Ps. lix. 12 Wretches who are persecutors in talk, burners and stabbers with the tongue. 1910 G. Smith Reminisc. x. 181 The genius of the political stabber. d. Oil Industry. One who stabs pipes (see stab v. 7). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > types of scout1883 roustabout1886 pipeliner1887 tongsman1891 tool-dresser1896 fisherman1903 roughneck1913 stabber1922 toolie1932 tool-pusher1932 doodlebug1933 rigger1974 1922 F. M. Towl in D. T. Day Handbk. Petroleum Industry I. 410 The joint is lifted into place, and a man, the ‘stabber’, standing by the end of the joint with a handspike, moves the joint until it is straight with the last joint laid. 1976 M. Machlin Pipeline iv. 50 I worked as a stabber—that's the man who sits on the end of the walking beam and holds the pipe straight. 2. a. Something which stabs, a knife, dagger, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > [noun] > pointed weapon ordeOE point?c1425 pickle1550 stabber1581 prog1615 pigsticker1867 1581 J. Derricke Image Irelande ii. sig. Fij Long stabbers plucke thei forthe, in steede of handsome kniues. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 275/1 Sica,..a priuye or close dagger: a stabber. 1913 Eng. Rev. Nov. 516 We've got his stabber and he can't do us any harm. b. spec. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > for piercing or pricking > awl > types of pritch-awl1594 prickal1688 stabber1794 sprig awla1815 sprig bit1815 Indian awl1821 bradawl1823 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 87 Holes in sails are made with an instrument, called a stabber or a pegging-awl. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Stabber, a marling-spike; a sailmaker's pricker. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Stabber, 1. (Leather.) A pegging-awl. A pricker. 2. (Nautical.) A marlinspike. 3. (Domestic.) A lady's awl for opening holes for eyelets. 3. (See quot. 1854.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > processes involved in > sewing > one who boot-closer1824 stitch-man1844 stabber1854 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 288 Stabber, a person (generally a boy) who is employed to stitch the upper leathers of boots and shoes with an awl. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1581
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