单词 | pre-davenport |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-Davenport pre-Davenport adj. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈdavnpɔːt/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈdævənˌpɔrt/ rare (now historical) occurring before the visit to Britain of the American Davenport brothers, spirit mediums and performers.ΚΠ 1869 Young Gentleman's Mag. June 370 It was not an uncommon event in pre-Davenport days for some mountebank to allow himself to be tied hand and foot, put into a sack or small cupboard, and emerge in a few seconds with the cord in a neat coil in his hands. < as lemmas |
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