单词 | pot wrestling |
释义 | > as lemmaspot wrestling pot wrestling n. (also pot-rassling, pot rastling) slang (chiefly U.S.) dishwashing; cooking. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] pot?c1225 cooking1596 coction1605 cocture1662 concoction1680 kitchening1842 slow cooking1851 pancake-making1904 cook-up1911 pot wrestling1914 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing table utensils > [noun] washing1858 pot wrestling1914 1914 Washington Post 30 May 6/6 A well-known suffragette..persuaded her husband that he should wash the dishes. Prentisscott for a long time demurred very strongly at the ‘pot-wrestling’ job. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §819/1 Pot rassling, -rastling or wrestling,..dishwashing or cooking. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) c12/3 Foy decided to exchange pot wrestling for wine writing. < as lemmas |
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