单词 | cosh-carrying |
释义 | > as lemmascosh-carrying cosh-carrier n. a prostitute's bully; hence cosh-carrying. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > living on earnings of prostitute > man who > protector of prostitute or courtesan ruffian1563 hackster1607 ruffiano1611 bully1675 cosh-carrier1893 protector1938 1893 Nottingham Daily Express 7 Mar. 6/1 ‘The next trade I shall start with will be that of a cosh-carrier.’ By this witness understood that Owen meant living with a woman, and being a ‘bully’ for her. 1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago i Cosh-carrying was near to being the major industry of the Jago. 1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago v She neither fought nor kept a cosh-carrier. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。