| 单词 | coconut man |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoconut man coconut man n. (a) a man who sells and prepares coconuts for eating; (b) a man in charge of a coconut shy (now rare). ΚΠ 1868 M. W. Carr Coll. Telugu Prov. 233 The cocoanut man cried bitterly. 1881 Moonshine 30 Apr. 208/2 General (to cocoa nut man). Can you tell me the whereabouts of the Fourth Brigade? 1903 H. M. Batson Bk. Country & Garden 122 We took refuge from rollickers at the cocoanut shy. The cocoanut man supplied us with the value of a few pence in wooden balls. 1969 New York 5 May 33 (caption) That's the coconut man. He scrapes the coconut and puts some canned milk in it, and sugar. 2004 World Policy Jrnl. 21 49/2 While most coconut men troll busy streets or stay in one place, a few enterprising souls go door to door. < as lemmas |
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