| 释义 |
vardo slang.
Also varda.
[Romany.]
A waggon; now spec. a gypsy caravan. Also attrib.
1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict., Vardo, a waggon. Ibid., Vardo-gill, a waggoner. 1934P. Allingham Cheapjack vi. 59 As me brother David pointed out to me in the vardo afterwards, this 'ere finger called me a bastard—and he was right. 1940[see reading n.2 3]. 1977New Society 29 Sept. 643/2 You know what a varda is. It's one of those painted wagons, drawn by horses, that gypsies donate to folk museums. 1980R. Hill Killing Kindness xxvi. 263 Don't forget I'm pure bred Romany... To end my days sitting on the vardo steps puffing away at an old pipe. 1982Times 30 Apr. 10/3 This 'ere Gorse Hill..was always too tiring for an 'orse after pullin' a varda..10 or 12 miles. |