单词 | jake walk |
释义 | > as lemmasjake walk jake walk n. U.S. (now historical) weakness or paralysis of certain muscles of the leg caused by the drinking of adulterated jake; (also) the limping, uneven gait resulting from this condition. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [noun] > a limp limp1818 hilch1824 Alexandra limp1869 gimp1925 jake leg1930 jake walk1930 the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > of legs > leg stump lega1568 shackle-hams1603 baker's legs1611 badger legs1656 cheese-cutter1681 K-leg1842 jake leg1930 jake walk1930 1930 Lee County (Georgia) Jrnl. 15 Aug. 1/1 Jack and Gill came from a still, And tried to do a cake-walk. Jill fell down and broke her crown, And Jack pulled off a jake walk. 2007 T. Russell Country Music Originals (2010) 73/2 In 1930 a batch of jake was put on the market that had been dangerously adulterated, and thousands of Southerners were partially paralyzed after drinking it. The condition..gave the sufferer a distinctive hobbling gait, the ‘jake walk’. < as lemmas |
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