| 单词 | nutmeg state |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNutmeg State Nutmeg State n. U.S. the State of Connecticut (to some of whose inhabitants was formerly imputed the practice of passing off nutmeg-shaped pieces of wood as the spice). ΚΠ 1834 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 109 The shrewd native of the nutmeg State, who..now ploughs the broad ocean, instead of vending his clocks and clothes-pins from Dan to Beersheba on shore. 1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 136/2 Let us repeat a story that comes fresh from the Nutmeg State. 1948 Field & Stream June 128/2 Nutmeg State sportsmen immediately set out on an anti-pollution program that may get results. < as lemmas |
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