| 单词 | green goods |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen goods green goods n. (a) fruit and vegetables; goods sold by a greengrocer (now rare); (b) U.S. slang counterfeit greenbacks (greenback n. 3); frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > [noun] fruitc1175 garden produce1726 green goods1856 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] > counterfeit note(s) screen1789 scrieve1800 shoful1828 green goods1856 stiff one1895 funny money1901 slush1924 1856 Graham's Mag. May 400/1 The shops where green goods are for sale, where grapes, melons and figs are spread out, rejoice the eye with their cool verdure. 1887 G. W. Walling Recoll. N.Y. Chief of Police x. 126 He informs his prospective victim that he has a large quantity of ‘green goods’ (counterfeit money) of different denominations. 1891 A. C. Gunter Miss Nobody iii. xix. 223 The janitor..states that in his opinion, Stillman, Myth and Co. were in the ‘green-goods’ business. 1920 E. W. Bok Autobiogr. (1921) 99 A market dealer in green goods. 1991 L. Sante Low Life ii. iv. 171 The green goods swindle, also known as the sawdust game, arrived on the scene in 1869. < as lemmas |
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