| 单词 | penny knife |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny knife penny knife n. ΚΠ 1612 R. Coverte True Rep. Englishman 9 Wee bought for Commodities, as two hens for a penny knife, Limmons, and Coquonuts for old Iron. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. x. 102 Penny knives, and beads, or even nails and broken glass. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xx. 195 Norman's contribution of half-a-crown bought mugs, marbles, and penny knives. 1999 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 2 May 166 The Abbot of Whitby..decreed that for penance they would have to erect a hedge every year on the mud of Whitby harbour using a penny knife. < as lemmas |
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