英语词汇“cousin betty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† Cousin Betty n. Obsolete slang (a) a female beggar claiming or feigning insanity in order to obtain money; (later) a woman who is simple-minded or mentally incapable; (b) an itinerant prostitute (cf. sense A. 5b).Quot. 1749 may indicate some overlap between the two senses in early use.

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1744 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Sept. xvii. 105 They tenaciously keeping dunning or worrying you till they obtain a copper Guinea for Cousin Betty, as they call it.

1749 Apol. Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 86 One of the Sisters of that Order of Mendicants commonly called Cousin Betties.

?1760 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 6) 260 A gay Batchelor, who..was a great Admirer of that Order of Female Travellers called Cousin Betties.

1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers I. xiv. 304 I dunnot think there's a man living..as can say Fosters wronged him of a penny, or gave short measure to a child or a Cousin Betty.

单词	cousin betty
释义	> as lemmas Cousin Betty † Cousin Betty n. Obsolete slang (a) a female beggar claiming or feigning insanity in order to obtain money; (later) a woman who is simple-minded or mentally incapable; (b) an itinerant prostitute (cf. sense A. 5b).Quot. 1749 may indicate some overlap between the two senses in early use. ΚΠ 1744 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Sept. xvii. 105 They tenaciously keeping dunning or worrying you till they obtain a copper Guinea for Cousin Betty, as they call it. 1749 Apol. Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 86 One of the Sisters of that Order of Mendicants commonly called Cousin Betties. ?1760 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 6) 260 A gay Batchelor, who..was a great Admirer of that Order of Female Travellers called Cousin Betties. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers I. xiv. 304 I dunnot think there's a man living..as can say Fosters wronged him of a penny, or gave short measure to a child or a Cousin Betty. extracted from cousinn.adj. < as lemmas
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