to humiliate; to provoke; to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
cocky and cheeky
A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
A small island; an islet.
A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
Any very short distance.
A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, roughly the width of a thumb.
Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
To engage in clever or devious behavior.
To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
To achieve by clever or devious means.
The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.
A devious or sneaky person or animal.
A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.