| 单词 | missouri canary |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMissouri canary Missouri canary n. U.S. Military slang (now rare) a mule (cf. Missouri mule n.). ΚΠ 1908 Railroad Trainman Apr. 293/2 On deck were twenty-five selected Missouri mules... I used to go up on the bridge, and help the officers on their watch, and when they were off watch..go aft and make friends with those Missouri ‘canary-birds’.] 1919 B. Wilson With 364th Infantry 46 The ever-present ‘Missouri canaries’ could sound off whenever they pleased... The wronged ‘canaries’ were good publicity agents. 1920 Mixer & Server (Cincinnati, Ohio) 15 July 30/2 At this date and distance from the San Francisco convention we are wondering if Doubleyou Jay Bee will succeed in substituting a camel for the four-legged cousin of the Missouri Canary. 1945 Seafarers Log 27 Apr. 6/1 They signed on a 13-man Steward Department on a mule wagon. Then the Army brains decided that they would not ship any Missouri Canaries on her. < as lemmas |
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