| 单词 | devil's own |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDevil's Own Devil's Own n. British Army (now historical) (a nickname of) the 88th Regiment of Foot, also known as the Connaught Rangers (also more fully the Devil's own Connaught boys); also a nickname of the Inns of Court Regiment. [Probably after King's Own as used in names of regiments (17th cent.).] ΚΠ 1840 Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 92/1 This choice of a saint subsequently received a confirmation by the Volunteers raised in the inns of court at the time of Buonaparte's threatened invasions. They were called the ‘Devil's Own’. 1864 M. Lemon Jest Bk. 211 At a review of the volunteers..the Devil's Own walked straight through. 1893 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Jan. 2/3 ‘What! what!’ exclaimed his Majesty [George III in 1803], ‘all lawyers! all lawyers! Call them the Devil's Own—call them the Devil's Own’..the fighting gentlemen of the long robe have been the ‘Devil's Own’ ever since. 1914 Windsor Mag. 40 492/1 There is one ‘Devil's Own’ regiment to-day, the 88th Connaught Rangers. 2005 J. Bowen & D. Bowen Heroic Option iii. 44 An enthusiasm that gained eleven battle honours in the Peninsula while earning their nickname ‘the Devil's Own’. < as lemmas |
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