Synonyms for squirrel away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl

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Définition of squirrel away

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Anglo-French esquirel, Old French escurel (Modern French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of *scurius "squirrel," variant of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros "a squirrel," literally "shadow-tailed," from skia "shadow" (see shine (v.)) + oura "tail." Perhaps the original notion is "that which makes a shade with its tail." The Old English word was acweorna, which survived into Middle English as aquerne.
  • verb save up
Example sentences :
  • I soon found that she desired to give the squirrel away with her own hands, and did not by any means consider me a sick soldier.
  • Extract from : « Memories » by Fannie A. (Mrs.) Beers
  • Dix and Splash bounded about, now and then leaping up against Bunny as though they wanted to get the squirrel away from him.
  • Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour » by Laura Lee Hope

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