gut|ter|snipe

gut|ter|snipe
gut|ter|snipe «GUHT uhr SNYP», noun.
1. Informal. an urchin who lives in the streets; street gamin.
2. any ill-bred person.
3. a gatherer of rags, paper, and other salvageable waste from street gutters.
╂[originally, the snipe (from its feeding habits)]

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  • Gutter snipe — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guttersnipe — gut|ter|snipe [ˈgʌtəsnaıp US ər ] n old fashioned [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: GUTTER1 + SNIPE2] a dirty untidy badly behaved child from a poor home …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • guttersnipe — gut•ter•snipe [[t]ˈgʌt ərˌsnaɪp[/t]] n. 1) a person typical of the lowest or basest social group in a city 2) a street urchin • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • Guttersnipe — Gut ter*snipe , n. (Slang) 1. (a) A small poster, suitable for a curbstone. (b) A curbstone broker. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. same as {street Arab}. [PJC] 3. a person of low moral character. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gutter — Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gutter member — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gutter plane — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gutter stick — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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