| 单词 | irish toyle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish toyle Irish toyle n. [ < Irish adj. + probably either toil n.1 or toil n.2] now historical an itinerant thief who poses as a pedlar or tinker. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > other types of beggar overlier1449 roger?1536 jarkman1567 Irish toyle1575 jackman1575 chamber-deacon1607 reacher1607 wallet-bearer1611 pie card1931 1575 J. Awdely Fraternitye of Vacabondes (new ed.) sig. A2v An Irishe toyle is he that carieth his ware in hys wallet, as laces, pins, poyntes, and such like. 1620 T. Dekker Belman of London (new ed.) sig. D3 An Irish Toyle is a sturdy vagabond. 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 82 These Irish Toyls, or Swig-men, being much alike, I joyn..together, who carry pins, points and laces, and such like wares about. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Irish Toyles, thieves who pretend to carry about pins, laces, and other pedlars wares. 1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood II. iii. v. 339 Rogue or rascal, frater, maunderer,..Irish Toyle, or other wanderer. 1942 T. B. Costain For my Great Folly i. iv. 47 Sir Bartlemy and his friends can't open a shop in Cheapside to dispose of them or hawk them around the country like Irish toyles. < as lemmas |
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