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单词 padkos
释义 padkos S. Afr.|ˈpatkɔs|
Also padkost, erron. pat-koss.
[Afrikaans, f. pad road + kos (Du. kost) food.]
Food for the journey; provisions.
1848R. Gray Jrnl. 16 Dec. (1849) 95 Having got careless as to our ‘pat-cop’ [sic] as we approached home, we fared but badly, and finished our meal by a draught of not the clearest water in the world.1850Jrnl. 6 Nov. (1851) 173, I was not allowed to depart without a good supply of pat-koss, and other comforts provided by the kindness of the parishioners.1878Cape Monthly Mag. Nov. 273 A dish of ‘sesaties’ and a couple of loaves..often formed part of the ‘padkos’.1895in Funk's Stand. Dict., Padkost.1950Cape Times 19 Sept. 14/1 With apples, biscuits and fish and chips as padkos, Mr. C. J. Kirstein..arrived..from Cape Town..in 12 hours, 45 minutes.1957― 3 Apr. 9 (heading) ‘Padkos’ Passengers.Ibid., One thing the South African Railways have always had to contend with is South Africa's habit of taking along ‘padkos’ on a journey.1971Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 24 Oct. 11/2 No Afrikaner ventures forth on a journey of more than a few miles without his padkos (‘food for the road’), and our new friends were seemingly equipped for a fortnight's safari.
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