| 单词 | john thomson's man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJohn Thomson's man John Thomson's man n. [origin uncertain; perhaps originally *Joan Thomson's man, although such a form is not attested] Scottish (now chiefly historical and rare) a man who is dominated or ruled by his wife; a henpecked husband. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband > henpecked husband John Thomson's man?a1513 Tom Tiler1582 henpeck1711 jerry-sneak1820 monkey-man1840 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 197 God gif ȝe war Iohne Thomsounis man. 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 30 Some will alleage, he was Iohn Thomsons man. I answer, it was all one, if shee was good: for all stories esteeme them happie, that can live together man and wife, without contention. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem i. 18 The imperious Roxalan, Made the great Turk John Thomsons man. Another Warriour, all his life Was also ruled by his Wife. 1716 R. Wodrow Analecta (1842) II. 312 Speaking of Samson, he called him ‘John Thompson's man’. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality ix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 178 ‘The de'il's in the wife,’ said Cuddie; ‘d'ye think I am to be John Tamson's man, and maistered by women a' the days o' my life?’ 1972 R. Crichton Camerons ii. xiv. 231 Aye, he's a John Thomson's man the now. < as lemmas |
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