词汇 | nointer |
释义 | nointer noun in Tasmania, a brat or mischievous child. Survival of a British dialect word, clipping of 'anointer' in the same sense. Formerly (C16, Oxford English Dictionary) the word 'anoint' meant 'to beat soundly', thus 'anointer' would mean 'one who requires anointing/beating' AUSTRALIA, 1994 |
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