| 释义 |
feist
noun
or fice or fist \ˈfīs(t)\
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from obsolete fisting \ˈfīstiŋ\, adjective, breaking wind (in such expressions as fisting dog, fisting hound), from present participle of obsolete fist \ˈfīst\, verb, to break wind, from Middle English fisten, from fist flatus; akin to Middle High German vist, vīst flatus, emission of gas from the colon, Old Norse fīsa to break wind — more at spirit
1. chiefly dialect : a small dog of uncertain ancestry : mongrel, cur
2. chiefly dialect
a. : a person of little worth
b. : someone with a bad temper |