snudge
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /snʌd͡ʒ/
美 /snʌd͡ʒ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A greedy, stingy person; a miser.
— And thus your huſbandrye me thincke, is more like the life of a couetous ſnudge that ofte very euill preues, then the labour of a good huſbãde [husbande] that knoweth well what he doth.
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A dishonest and sneaky person.
— And in that ſlepe (me thought) I heard the tunes / Of ſullen paſſions apt for Funerals, / And ſaw my Fathers liueleſſe body borne / By Satyres: O I feare that deitie / Hath ſtolne him hence, that Snudge his deſtinie.
动词 v.
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To save in a miserly manner; to hoard.
— Ill huſbandry trudgeth with vnthrifts about, / good huſbandry ſnudgeth for feare of a dout.
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To lie quiet and snug; to nestle, to snuggle.
— to snudge over a fire
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Also followed by along: to walk with one's head down; to walk with a stoop.
— [T]o Snudge along, to go like an old Snudge, or like one vvhoſe Head is full of buſineſs, […]
词形变化
词源
词源 1
The origin of the verb is unknown. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.
词源 2
Origin unknown, possibly related to snug.
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