| 单词 |
scamander |
| 释义 |
scamander, v.|skəˈmændə(r)| [app. f. the name of the river Scamander (σκάµανδρος Homer), in imitation of meander v. Cf. Yorks. dial. ‘skimaundering, hanging or hovering about’ (Almondbury Glossary).] intr. To wander about, take a devious or winding course. Hence scaˈmander n., devious progress.
1864Hotten's Slang Dict. (ed. 3) 220 Scamander, to wander about without a settled purpose. 1868M. Collins Sweet Anne Page II. 195 Isola had given up ‘scamandering’. 1873― Miranda II. 247 When he got into an unknown town, it was his wont to sinuously scamander through it. 1873St. Paul's Mag. Feb. 133 His two..doggish friends..made miles of scamander for his every furlong. |
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