| 单词 | poultry compter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPoultry Compter Poultry Compter n. now historical (formerly) a prison in the Poultry in London (see sense 2a and Compter n.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > specific prisons King's Bench1427 marshalsea1436 tunc1503 chateleta1513 clinkc1530 the Fleet1530 Bocardo1535 bastille1561 Poultry Compter1644 Whit1673 the Moor1869 the Ville1903 the Scrubs1923 H-block1976 Mandela University1986 1644 (title) The Humble petition of the poore distressed prisoners in the hole of the poultry compter. 1735 Lives Most Remarkable Criminals I. 111 A Footman, then in the Poultry-Compter. 1870 Littell's Living Age 24 Sept. 811/1 His suggestion that they should prove their honesty and their courage by sending a Duchess to the Poultry Compter. 1952 Times 28 Nov. 10/4 The Poultry compter was not demolished until 1817. 2003 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 21 Sept. 12 Ward gets kicked out of a Quaker's pub..picks a fight with a constable in the next, and ends up in the Poultry Compter for the night. < as lemmas |
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