单词 | jointist |
释义 | jointistn. U.S. 1. The keeper of a ‘joint’ or illicit drinking-saloon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > inn or tavern keeping > innkeeper > illicit shebeener1870 jointist1889 shebeen queen1954 1889 in Voice (N.Y.) 5 Sept. The Grand Jury had found nineteen indictments against jointists. 1893 Arena (U.S.) Mar. 467 In Kansas..the liquor seller is the sneaking boot~legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw. 2. U.S. An advocate of something qualified as ‘joint’. ΚΠ 1906 N.Y. Evening Post 18 Sept. 6 Arizona ‘jointists’ are to form an organization with joint Statehood as the only plank in its platform. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1889 |
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