| 单词 | melting-day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmelting-day melting-day n. now rare the day on which a tallow-chandler boils down animal remains to render the fat. ΚΠ 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 473 An eminent tallow-chandler [who had retired from business]..paid frequent visits to his old shop, where he desired they might let him know their melting-days, and he would come and assist them. 1798 G. Colman Heir at Law i. i Most of your proud folks make no bones of tippling with a tallow-chandler, in his back-room, on a melting day. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 19 June 785/2 ‘Let me come in on melting-days,’ said the retired tallow-chandler. < as lemmas |
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