| 单词 | job's post |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJob's post Job's post n. now rare a messenger or message that brings news of disaster. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > news or tidings > [noun] > bearer of news > of bad news Job's post1837 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iii. iv. 186 It was Friday..when this Job's-post from Dumouriez, thickly preceded and escorted by so many other Job's-posts, reached the National Convention. 1865 C. T. Brooks tr. J. P. F. Richter Hesperus I. 4 The Chaplain read over the Job's-post silently three times in succession. 1907 O. Browning Fall Napoleon v. 52 The other Job's post which reached Napoleon at Pirna was the defeat of Oudinotat Gros Beeren on August 23. < as lemmas |
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