HAVE A DEATH ADDER IN ONE'S POCKET

Meaning of HAVE A DEATH ADDER IN ONE'S POCKET in English

be mean or stingy (Slang)

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DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
ADDER — Any of several venomous snakes of the viper family (Viperidae) and the death adder, a viperlike elapid . Vipers include …
Английский словарь Британика
POCKET — I. ˈpäkə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English poket, from Old North French pokete, diminutive of poke, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADDER — I. ad·der ˈadə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English addre, alteration (resulting from incorrect division of a naddre ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADDER — (n.) Same as Sea Adder.
Английский словарь Webster
ADDER — (n.) In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
ADDER — (n.) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The …
Английский словарь Webster
ADDER — ( n. ) Same as Sea Adder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADDER — ( n. ) In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADDER — ( n. ) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (Pelias) berus. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POCKET — — pocketless , adj. — pocketlike , adj. /pok"it/ , n. 1. a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADDER — adder 1 /ad"euhr/ , n. 1. the common European viper, Vipera berus. 2. any of various other venomous or harmless …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POCKET — I. ˈpä-kət noun Etymology: Middle English poket, from Anglo-French poket, pochete, diminutive of poke, pouche bag — more at pouch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADDER — I. ad·der ˈa-dər noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration (by false division of a naddre ) of naddre, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POCKET — noun a hole containing water. 2. pocket ·add. ·noun a bight on a lee shore. 3. pocket ·vt to take …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
ADDER — noun a serpent. 2. adder ·noun ·same·as sea adder. 3. adder ·noun one who, or that which, adds; ·esp., a …
Webster English vocab
ADDER — ~ 1 ■ noun a small venomous snake which has a dark zigzag pattern on its back and bears live …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POCKET — [pock.et] n [ME poket, fr. ONF pokete, dim. of poke bag, of Gmc origin; akin to OE pocca bag] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
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Britannica English vocabulary
ADDER — Puff adder (Bitis arietans) any of several venomous snakes of the viper family, Viperidae, and the death adder, a viperlike …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ADDER — adder BrE AmE ˈæd ə AmE \ ˈæd ə r ▷ adder|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POCKET — / ˈpɒkɪt; NAmE ˈpɑːk-/ noun , verb ■ noun IN CLOTHING 1. a small piece of material like a small …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADDER — / ˈædə(r); NAmE / noun a small poisonous snake, often with diamond-shaped marks on its back. Adders are the only …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POCKET — I. pock ‧ et 1 S2 W2 /ˈpɒkət, ˈpɒkɪt $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADDER — ad ‧ der /ˈædə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: a nadder , mistaken for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POCKET — n. & v. --n. 1 a small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 a pouchlike …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POCKET — n. & v. n. 1 a small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 a pouchlike …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POCKET — n. & v. --n. 1. a small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 a pouchlike …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POCKET — ( pockets, pocketing, pocketed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pocket …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POCKET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coat pocket ▪ I thought my wallet was in my coat pocket. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADDER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As quick as a striking adder , the soldier's fingers fastened around her arm. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POCKET — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]If you describe something as pocket, it means that it is small enough to put in …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab

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