| 单词 | in the rattle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the rattle P2. Nautical slang. in the rattle: on the commander's report of defaulters; in confinement. ΚΠ 1914 ‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions ii. 10 ‘In the bloomin' rattle, I am,’ explained the disturber of traffic. 1951 H. Hastings Seagulls over Sorrento iii. i, in Plays of Year IV. 74 You ain't gonna put him in the rattle on account of a bit of leg-pull? 1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline xviii. 212 The Old Man..let the others out, but..your bloke is back in the rattle. 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Oct. 6 Magennis returned briefly to the British navy but left in 1949, a period of detention ‘in the rattle’ marring his final weeks of service. < as lemmas |
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