单词 | peanut stand |
释义 | > as lemmaspeanut stand peanut stand n. chiefly North American a booth, stall, or stand where peanuts, etc., are sold; frequently as the type of a small-scale business enterprise. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun] > for sale of food or drink shamblec1305 flesh-stall14.. fisher-stall1572 fish-stall1818 whelk-stall1842 coffee stall1850 poultry stall1852 peanut stand1853 raw bar1914 doggery1930 pannam1972 1853 N.-Y. Daily Times 13 Aug. 3/4 A desperate rush; peanut stands and peanuts scattered to the winds; four genteel young men..seek refuge behind as many lamp posts. 1862 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 8 Feb. (1917) I. iii. 67 He hasn't business talent enough to carry on a peanut stand. 1947 Time 27 Jan. 58/2 He was always dabbling shrewdly in dry cleaning stores and peanut stands. 2003 Fort Pierce (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 27 Oct. b6 [He] operated the peanut stand for many years at the old Tote-A-Poke Grocery on Okeechobee Road. < as lemmas |
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