A rustic, peasant, country person, churl.
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > old or churlish (12) chuffc1440 A rustic, peasant, country person, churl. huddle1578 A miserly old person; a hunks. Obsolete. nabal1586 A churlish or miserly person. curmudgeon1587 ‘An avaricious churlish fellow; a miser, a niggard’ (Johnson). cormullion1596 = curmudgeon, n. hunks1602 A term of obloquy for a surly, crusty, cross-grained old person, a ‘bear’; now, usually, a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser. (Generally with close… nabalite1612 A foolish person. cuffc1616 A contemptuous term for an old man; esp. a miserly old fellow. chuff-cat1653 chuff-cat n. Obsolete = chuff, n.1 2. chuff-headed adj. Obsolete with a big fat head. chuff-penny adj. Obsolete miserly, avaricious. codger1778 Originally English regional and Irish English. depreciative. An unpleasant (old) man, esp. one who is mean, miserly, irritable, short-tempered, or… hunkster1842 = hunks, n. sore-head1848 slang (chiefly North American). A discontented, dissatisfied person, a malcontent; a mean, niggardly person. |
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