单词 | dead soldier |
释义 | > as lemmasdead soldier e. dead soldier (U.S. slang): an empty bottle. Cf. (dead) marine n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun] > bottle > empty bottle fellow commoner1785 dead soldier1917 1917 in Dial. Notes 4 322. 1929 New Yorker 9 Feb. 42/3 His aim with a dead soldier was..unerring. 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely v. 33 I held up the dead soldier and shook it. Then I..reached for the pint of bonded bourbon. 1979 R. Gillespie Crossword Myst. ii. 50 There weren't any prints on that bottle... That dead soldier was as clean as a whistle. < as lemmas |
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