释义 |
half-marrow [See marrow2.] †1. A husband or wife; a spouse. Obs.
1637Rutherford Lett. (1862) I. 446 A treacherous half-marrow to her husband. 1693Sc. Presbyt. Eloq. (1738) 104 That [she] hath given her sweet Half-Marrow such a Meeting. 2. Mining. A partner. (See quots.)
1847–78Halliwell, Half-marrow, one of two boys who manage a tram. North. 1856Whellan Hist. Durh. in Times 11 Oct. (1894) 4/6 When two boys of equal size worked together [in ‘putting’ a load of coal] they were called half-marrows. 1883Gresley Coal-Mining Gloss., Half-marrow, a butty or partner. |