Entries related to guttersnipe.
Gutter word origin.
Snipe not as may be thought a nickname derived from the fast flying bird but a viking locational name originally from yorkshire cumberland and suffolk and formerly spelt as snaep or snap and translating as one dwelling by the pasture or meadows.
Set gutter position to left.
Verb used without object to flow in streams.
In the old days of real books writing to the edge was not possible because of how the pages were bound not all books could open flat.
Vulgar sordid or unprincipled.
Used to describe a person who is a low life 2.
Word typically allows you to choose whether to position the gutter margin of your document at the top or left of the page.
Gutter n late 13c watercourse water drainage channel along the side of a street from anglo french gotere old french guitere goutiere gutter spout of water 12c modern french gouttière from goute a drop from latin gutta a drop see gout.
A channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street for leading off surface water.
Gutter bird was another term that was used at that time for both birds and disreputable persons.
It basically forms a trough or gutter.
It was used as such during shakespeare s day.
A channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building for carrying off rainwater.
Set the value in gutter to the desired size.
If you have previously set your document to the mirror margins book fold or two pages per sheet layout options word will automatically set the gutter margins to a position that matches the chosen layout.
Snipe has various meanings including the bird and last name.
The gutter will thus be set for the left hand side of every page.
Norwegian gutter boys.
Click the page layout tab on the microsoft word ribbon and then select margins click custom margins at the bottom of the pop up window to open the page setup menu.
Originally wall street slang for streetcorner broker attested later 1869 as street urchin also one who gathers rags and paper from gutters as a name for the common snipe it dates from 1874 but is perhaps earlier.
The gutter margin is the margin between the text to where the page is bound and over to where the text starts on the next page.
Examples of guttersnipe in a sentence recent examples on the web the guttersnipes have outfoxed the plutocrats for once.
And even snipe itself has a history as a term of opprobrium.
Gang membersof all race and types 4.
Guttersnipe n also gutter snipe 1857 from gutter n snipe n.
A drugged up prostitute 3.
