| 单词 | jew's poker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJew's poker Jew's poker n. now rare a non-Jewish person employed to light or tend fires for Jewish people on the Sabbath (a task included under Jewish religious law in the prohibition against work on the Sabbath); cf. Shabbos goy n. ΚΠ 1891 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 17 May 11/4 Jane Marshall..used to get her living lighting the Jews' fires on Saturdays. She was what is known as a ‘Jews' poker.’ 1974 F. Ross Oreo (2000) xiii. 172 She's a Jew's poker. Take care the sinnygogue fo' 'em on Sat'd'ys. < as lemmas |
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