| 释义 |
West Indy, -ie
obs. or vulgar var. West India.
West Indy man = West Indiaman.
1616Capt. J. Smith Descr. New Eng. Wks. (Arb.) 225 Within two dayes after, we were haled by two West Indy men. Ibid. 226 Vnder the colour to take Pirats and West Indie men. 1642Howell For. Trav. (Arb.) 45 Her West Indy Fleet..is subject to casualties of Sea. 1650E. Williams Virgo Triumphans 42 The West Indie Potatoe.
1817Jane Austen Sanditon (1925) 77 A West Indy Family and a school. That sounds well. |