gnat-strainer

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English

Etymology

From gnat +‎ strainer, referring to a Bible verse, Matthew xxiii. 24.

Noun

gnat-strainer (plural gnat-strainers)

  1. (archaic) A fusspot

References

gnat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.