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scissorbill

English

Etymology

scissor +? bill

Pronunciation

Noun

scissorbill (plural scissorbills)

  1. (now rare) Synonym of skimmer: birds of the genus Rynchops.
  2. (US, archaic) Synonym of razorback: a variety of pig.
  3. (US, derogatory) A fool, an incompetent; a yokel, a hick.
  4. (IWW slang, derogatory, archaic) A foolish worker who lacks class consciousness and opposes unions; also, a company man, a drone, .

Translations

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "scissorbill, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2014.
  • Scissorbill, in Dictionary of American Regional English by Joan Houston Hall. Harvard University Press: 2002, Page 786.

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scissorsbill

English

Noun

scissorsbill (plural scissorsbills)

  1. Alternative form of scissorbill (in various senses)

Anagrams

  • scissor-bills, scissorbills

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