Difference between revisions of "Snipes of the gutter"

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Gutter snipe: a small channel at the roadside or at the edge of a roof, to lead off surface water.
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* '''gutter snipe:''' a small channel at the roadside or at the edge of a roof, to lead off surface water.
 
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* '''snipe:''' another bird reference
Slang: a neglected boy running at large; a street Arab.
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* '''guttersnipe:''' a neglected, ill behaved boy running at large; a street Arab
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[[Category:birds]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 22 July 2016

  • gutter snipe: a small channel at the roadside or at the edge of a roof, to lead off surface water.
  • snipe: another bird reference
  • guttersnipe: a neglected, ill behaved boy running at large; a street Arab