sleiveen

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area. Ireland,Newfoundland
    — In trust he took John's lands; / Sleiveens were all his race

词形变化

sleiveens plural sleeveen alternative sleveen alternative

词源

From Irish slíghbhín, slíbhín, with the same meaning; from sliabh (“mountain”) (hence the implication that the person is rural).
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