| 单词 |
daddle |
| 释义 |
▪ I. daddle, n. dial.|ˈdæd(ə)l|
The hand or fist.
1785in Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue. 1812Sporting Mag. XXXIX. 47 His daddles he us'd with such skill and dexterity. 1827Scott Two Drovers ii, ‘Adzooks!’ exclaimed the bailiff—‘sure..men forget the use of their daddles’. 1881G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. s.v., ‘Tip us yer daddle’ is an invitation to shake hands.
▪ II. ˈdaddle, v.1 dial.
[app. f. same root as dadder, with dim. ending -le: cf. toddle.]
intr. To walk totteringly or unsteadily, like a child; to be slow in motion or action; to dawdle, saunter, trifle. Cf. daidle, dawdle.
1787Grose Prov. Gloss., Daddle, to walk unsteadily like a child; to waddle. 1825Brockett North C. Wds., Daddle, to walk unsteadily, to saunter or trifle. 1878Cumbrld. Gloss., Daddle, to walk or work slowly; to trifle. 1881G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl., Daddle, to trifle; to loiter; to dawdle.
▪ III. ˈdaddle, v.2 dial.
= diddle.
1886Stevenson Treasure Isl. i. iii. 21 ‘I'll trick them again..I'll shake out another reef, matey, and daddle 'em again.’ |
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