snib
/snib/US // snɪb //UK // (snɪb) Scot //
鹬蚌相争,鹬蚌相争渔翁得利,狙击手
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- : the catch that holds the bolt on a lock.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
snibbed, snib·bing.
- : to bolt or fasten.
Examples
As early as 1825 the widow Turnbull kept a tavern at Snib Hollow.
He afterwards passed a string through the joining of the upper and lower windows, and managed to shut the snib.
Did Sir Reginald ever forget to snib the windows, supposing one happened to be open?
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