scissorbill

See also: scissor-bill

English

Etymology

scissor +‎ bill

Pronunciation

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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

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• Irish: ^{(please verify)} gob siosúir m

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.