单词 | jack ashore |
释义 | > as lemmasJack ashore Jack ashore n. Nautical slang (the type of) a sailor on shore leave, esp. when drunk or high-spirited; also attributive designating the attitude or behaviour of such a sailor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > one who goes ashore > sailor allowed to go ashore liberty man1758 liberty boy1826 Jack ashore1834 1834 Observer 13 Apr. Jack Ashore... A sun-burnt sailor..was charged with having been found uproariously drunk. 1883 Cent. Mag. Nov. 29/2 Without doubt, he had loved the bottle, and lived the life of Jack ashore. 1920 J. Conrad Victory (1921) Author's note p. xviii It was long after the sea-chapter of my life had been closed, but..it was in something of the Jack-ashore spirit that I dropped a five-franc piece into the sauceboat. 1970 ‘E. McGirr’ Death pays Wages iv. 90 Jack Ashore does not check bills. 2013 A. McKinty Dead I well may Be ii. 32 Darkey, when he was on a bender or even a mild celebration, was like a Jack ashore. < as lemmas |
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