释义 |
snot·ter I. \ˈsnäd.ə(r), -ätə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: akin to snot (I) dialect Britain : nasal mucus II. intransitive verb 1. dialect Britain : to breathe noisily : snort, snore 2. dialect Britain : snivel, sniff < stood blubbering and snottering and twisting his hands — Bruce Marshall > III. noun or snort·er \ˈsnȯr]d.ər, -ȯ(ə)]d.ə(r, ]tə-\ (-s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a flat rope usually of sennit secured to a yardarm to which a tripping line is bent and used to strip the lower lift and brace from the yardarm in sending down topgallant and royal yards in a ship of war 2. : a loop or ring of rope or metal for receiving the lower end of a sprit |