| 单词 | impress-officer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimpress-officer attributive, as impress-officer, impress-service; impress-gang n. = press-gang n.1 (Craig 1847). ΚΠ 1780 Gentleman's Mag. 50 442 An impress officer..thought it a fine opportunity to pick up some useful hands to serve his Majesty. 1780 Gentleman's Mag. 50 443 The trial..[of] a captain and lieutenant of the impress-service, or an action for illegally impressing and imprisoning the plaintiff. 1830 H. Crow Mem. 92 I have always considered the impress service as a thousand times worse than any negro trade whatever. < as lemmas |
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