| 单词 | costermongering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcosterˌmongering ˈcosterˌmongering n. the work or occupation of a costermonger. Cf. costering n.2Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > foodstuffs victuallership1450 greengrocery1749 pork butchering1816 costermongering1822 costermongery1823 cheesemongering1826 costering1851 pork butchery1852 fishmongering1862 grocery1885 1822 St. James's Chron. 9 May Her friends, who were in the costermongering line, thought the match too low for her. 1830 Weekly Times 18 Apr. They were pigeon-fanciers, rook-shooters, dog-fighters.., occasionally turned an honest penny at costermongering, and indeed, were tip-top fellows for Tothill-fields. 1931 R. V. Lindabury Study Patriotism Elizabethan Drama vi. 98 That costermongering was considered a typical Irish vocation is indicated by the costermonger's disguise assumed by Andelocia and Shadow. 1988 D. Hobbs Doing Business ii. 40 The hereditary nature of costermongering is referred to by Stedman-Jones. < as lemmas |
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