squirrellingn.

Etymology: < squirrel v.

†1. Hunting squirrels. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > others

bear-hunt?c1225

squirrelling1594

bear hunting1664

wolfing1875

1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie ii. ii. sig. C4 I thinke Lucio be gone a squirelling, but Ile squirell him for it, I sent him on my arrande.

2. Hoarding, saving up; storing away.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > hoarding

muckeringc1430

hoarding1595

hiving1844

squirrelling1960

1960 Listener 31 Mar. 564/2 Surplus hours..used either to offset the effect of tight times, or as a safeguard against situations when..work became short, and time had to be booked at the ‘lower’ time rate. I have heard this practice described as ‘squirrelling’ in other industries.

1965 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Feb. 1 Presumably, the worsening could result from public hoarding of the new coins or the squirreling away of old ones as keepsakes.

1969 Daily Tel. 31 July 15/1 We resolved to resist all temptations to lay in 1969 supplies of anything which remained in bulk from 1968's feverish squirrelling.

1972 Guardian 25 Sept. 8/1 The specialist's squirrelling of facts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	squirrelling
释义	squirrellingn. Etymology: < squirrel v. †1. Hunting squirrels. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > others bear-hunt?c1225 squirrelling1594 bear hunting1664 wolfing1875 1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie ii. ii. sig. C4 I thinke Lucio be gone a squirelling, but Ile squirell him for it, I sent him on my arrande. 2. Hoarding, saving up; storing away. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > hoarding muckeringc1430 hoarding1595 hiving1844 squirrelling1960 1960 Listener 31 Mar. 564/2 Surplus hours..used either to offset the effect of tight times, or as a safeguard against situations when..work became short, and time had to be booked at the ‘lower’ time rate. I have heard this practice described as ‘squirrelling’ in other industries. 1965 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Feb. 1 Presumably, the worsening could result from public hoarding of the new coins or the squirreling away of old ones as keepsakes. 1969 Daily Tel. 31 July 15/1 We resolved to resist all temptations to lay in 1969 supplies of anything which remained in bulk from 1968's feverish squirrelling. 1972 Guardian 25 Sept. 8/1 The specialist's squirrelling of facts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1594
随便看	to dwell on, upon to dwell on, upon in to dye in grain to dye in the wool to dye in the wool, in grain to dye in wool, in grain to dye rarely in grain to dye to put in grain to eagle it to earn a livelihood to earn a living to earn at to earn at cheese to earn at etc to earn one's bread to earn one's corn to earn one's daily food to earn one's food to earn one's keep to earn one's living to earn or make one's tucker to earn out to ease all to ease in or into to ease nature