| 单词 | kitchen police |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskitchen police kitchen police n. in the U.S. army, (enlisted) men detailed to help the cook, wash dishes, etc.; the work of these men. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > party for domestic duty kitchen police1879 K.P.1917 1879 A. F. Mulford Fighting Indians (ed. 2) x. 44 The sawmill men would go to the Government mill and saw lumber to be used in the different buildings, the Quartermaster's men would report at the store-houses, the Stable Police to the stables, Kitchen Police to the kitchens and mess room. 1918 Wells Fargo Messenger Jan. 87/3 My present position does not require me to perform any of the so-called dreaded duties, such as guard duty, kitchen police, stable orderly. 1936 Amer. Speech 11 51 When you have reached the stage where you know that an M.P. is not a Member of Parliament and that kitchen police do not carry clubs, no one can send you to the warehouse to bring back a skirmish line. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 June 8/2 I went on volunteering for anything that was not kitchen police. < as lemmas |
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