| 释义 |
pommey dial.|ˈpʌmɪ|
Also pommy, pummy.
[app. a. obs. F. pom(m)ee, pomeye cider, also apple sauce (Godef.):—L. type *pōmāta; see pomade. But it may be a popular corruption of pomace (pommis, pommice), or in some other way related to that word.]
= pomace 1.
1843Falkner in Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. IV. ii. 383 The pommey (that is, the pulp after it has been pressed) will generally contain a large number of entire seeds. 1874T. Hardy Madding Crowd II. 275 Saying ‘ware o' the pommy ma'am; 'twill spoil yer gown’. 1886Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk., Pummy, ground apples, in process of cider making. Always so called before the juice is expressed; and the same word is applied to the refuse when pressed dry; this latter is, however, sometimes called cider-muck. |