| 单词 | jack blunt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack Blunt Jack Blunt n. an uncompromisingly forthright man; cf. blunt adj. 5; cf. earlier John Blunt n. at John n. Compounds 1a.In quot. 1737 as a name given to a character of this type. ΚΠ 1737 J. Hewitt Tutor for Beaus ii. 27 Hallo, hey, Jack Blunt, are you a-sleep, or a-wake?] 1868 Boston Post 11 Dec. Schenck had to draw in his horns and submit to be overruled by Grant's mouthpiece and the Jack Blunt Higby of California. a1937 F. W. Strapp Tales from Moonstone Inn (2014) iii. 34 When I do [find you a bit of a nuisance], I shall tell you so, for if I'm not Jack Blunt, I'm Jill Blunt, which amounts to the same thing. 1996 R. Lehane Beating Odds in Big Country vi. 97 Bryan Rushford was Jack Blunt—he used to push it along very hard in Victoria. < as lemmas |
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