| 单词 | fag system |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfag system General attributive and appositive (chiefly in sense 1), as fag system, fag duty, etc. ΚΠ 1819 Morning Chron. 10 Nov. The fag-system in the public schools of England. 1828 T. Aird in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 713/1 A fag partner at whist when a better fourth hand is wanting. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 May 6/1 Far more exhausting than a fag day of five hours at Rugby. 1906 School Jrnl. 22 Sept. 220/1 New boys at Charterhouse are allowed a fortnight's grace before they are put to fag-duty. 1922 Sunset Mag. Dec. 25/1 If you want somebody to do the fag work out of hours, call on me. 2015 D. Turner Old Boys v. 147 The survival of the fag system fostered opportunities for a good deal of cruelty and humiliation in boarding schools. < as lemmas |
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