| 单词 | pocket-burner |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspocket-burner pocket-burner n. slang †(a) humorous [in allusion to to burn a hole in one's pocket at burn v.1 16] , a coin (obsolete); (b) something very expensive or costly. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > a coin minteOE minteOE crossc1330 coinc1386 cross and (or) pilea1393 penny1394 croucha1420 penny1427 piece1472 metal1485 piecec1540 stamp1594 quinyie1596 cross and pilea1625 numm1694 ducat1794 bean1811 dog1811 chinker1834 rock1837 pocket-burner1848 spondulicks1857 scale1872 chip1879 ridge1935 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. iii. iv. 173 One that..never met you after a hailstorm without lightening himself of a few pocket-burners. 2001 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 25 Nov. 67 Ottobello [sc. a racehorse], given every chance, continues to be a pocket-burner. < as lemmas |
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