| 释义 |
humper|ˈhʌmpə(r)|
[f. hump v. + -er1.]
Something or someone that humps, in the senses of the verb. (For quot. 1895 cf. hump v. 3.)
1895Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 27 Mar. 1/3 We were coming along on time. Engine 586 is a humper, and Rankin, my fireman, was keeping her hot. 1897Kipling Capt. Cour. vii. 142 Hark to her [sc. a ship]! She's a humper! 1961Spectator 7 Apr. 471 The carrying of a second man, or ‘humper’, on newspaper delivery vans in London. 1967Times Rev. Industry Feb. 35/2 Worked in the Smithfield meat market..earning 30s. as a humper. |
