| 单词 | jack-of-straw |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack-of-straw Jack-of-straw n. (a) a representation of a man made of straw, esp. one used as a scarecrow; †(b) a man without substance or financial means; cf. man of straw at straw n.1 2e, jackstraw n. 1 (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > worthless chaffc1386 noughta1400 noughtinga1500 trifle?a1500 undought1508 wallydraigle?a1513 jackstraw1565 oatmeal-groat1594 trasha1616 Jack-of-strawa1625 little worth1823 wanworth1832 shicer1846 nowt1847 no good1871 two-spot1885 cannon fodder1917 crumb1918 no-gooder1936 nogoodnik1936 schmatte1967 a1625 J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase (1652) iii. i. 26 I..would be marryed sooner to a Monkey, Or to a Jack of Straw, then such a Juggler. 1876 E. Wood Adam Grainger ii. 72 It was all very well for adventurers; Jacks of straw, shady rogues who lived by their wits. 1995 Country Life 21 Sept. 78/3 Jacks-of-straw, or Tatty Bogles..can still be seen about the countryside. 2000 M. Welter Our Sainted Lady Esther 10 One who could scare a witch from the sky as easily as a Jack-of-Straw to a crow. < as lemmas |
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