| 单词 | pay wicket |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspay wicket pay wicket n. (a) = pay-gate n. at pay v.1 Compounds 1c (now rare); (b) Canadian a booth, etc., at which money (esp. that won from gambling) is paid out; chiefly figurative, often with reference to the payment of salaries. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > imposition or collecting of duties on goods > [noun] > toll-barrier bar1540 turnpike1678 sidebar1760 toll-gate1773 barrier1804 toll-bar1813 pike1820 octroi1861 pay wicket1895 péage1973 1895 Westm. Gaz. 11 June 5/1 The manager..was at the pay-wicket. 1951 Life's Picture Hist. Western Man iv. 109 (caption) The happiest day of the week was payday at the Arsenal, the Venetian navy yard... The pay wicket is at left. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Apr. f5 The man at the casino's pay wicket handed over the cash without batting an eye. 2000 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 11 May 27 At the pay wicket, he was seventh with a $7-million US salary. < as lemmas |
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