| 单词 | husbands' boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmashusbands' boat husbands' boat n. (also husband's boat) now historical a boat timed to run for the convenience of men wishing to join their wives on holiday.Originally with reference to a service which ran between London and Margate. ΚΠ 1847 Lady's Newspaper 28 Aug. 202/3 There are three fine steamers every day..and four on Saturdays; the extra one is called the ‘Husbands' Boat’, owing to its conveying a cargo of two hundred loving spouses down to their anxious wives. 1874 Cheshire Observer 29 Aug. 2/4 In consequence of a dense mist in the Menai Straits on Monday morning, the ‘husbands' boat’ for Liverpool was delayed for two hours. 1914 Observer 24 May 16/2 The popular ‘Husbands' Boat’ starts on Saturday, July 4. 2012 M. Carty Vagaries of Swing 39 The ‘Husband's Boat’ on a Friday night might have sounded romantic, but it was the source of many a brief encounter. < as lemmas |
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