| 单词 | oakboy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOakboy Oakboy n. a member of an Irish protest organization of the 1760s called Hearts of Oak (see heart of oak n. 3), whose badge was a sprig of oak worn in the hat. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > insurrection > [noun] > insurgent > one of specific body of insurgents white hats1523 commonwealth1549 whiggamore1654 Oakboy1776 1776 R. Twiss Tour Ireland 143 Insurgents, who wore oak-leaves in their hats, and called themselves Oak-boys. 1780 A. Young Tour Ireland (Dublin ed.) I. 168 The oak boys and steel boys had their rise in the increase of rents. 1882 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. IV. xvi. 345 The Oakboys appear to have first risen against the Road Act. 1968 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 40 611 Whether it was a question of Oakboys fighting oppressive landlords or Peep O'Day Boys pitted against Defenders, the pattern of physical force exerted through secret societies was a familiar one. < as lemmas |
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