单词 | costerdom |
释义 | costerdomn. Now historical and rare. The realm or community of costermongers; costermongers collectively. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > street vendor > collectively costerdom1865 1865 Hull Packet & E. Riding Times 21 Apr. 7/4 Where there is a glut of mackerel or herrings, when strawberries are dead ripe, or cherries a penny a pound, there is gladness in costerdom. 1895 Athenæum 28 Dec. 897/1 The apotheosized costerdom of Mr. Albert Chevalier. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 8/1 The course was one huge sea of howling, jostling, struggling costerdom. 1939 Carbondale (Illinois) Free Press 1 Aug. 4/4 So too have the pearly King and Queen of Costerdom prepared for their vacations, along with their loyal subjects—those inimitable humorists who hawk their fruits and vegetables from their donkey carts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865 |
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