单词 | push-halfpenny |
释义 | > as lemmaspush-halfpenny push-halfpenny n. Brit. /ˌpʊʃˈheɪpni/ , /ˌpʊʃˈheɪpəni/ , /ˌpʊʃˈhɑːfpəni/ , /ˌpʊʃˈhafpəni/ , U.S. /ˌpʊʃˈheɪpni/ , /ˌpʊʃˈheɪpəni/ , /ˌpʊʃˈhæfˌpɛni/ (also push-ha'penny) a game in which coins are struck so that they slide across a marked board on a table; = shove-halfpenny n. at shove v.1 Compounds.ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > shovelboard, etc. > [noun] shove-groat1488 slip-groat1521 shove-board1522 shovel-board1532 slide-thrift1541 slide-groat1552 slip-thrift1579 shovel-board play1691 shovel-groat1825 shove-halfpenny1841 push-halfpenny1844 push-penny1856 shovel-penny1887 1844 H. Cockton Sylvester Sound ix. 64 He had never been taught to read; but he had been taught the game of push-halfpenny. 1909 Times 6 Mar. 4/1 What were the clerks to do before its arrival..? Play push-halfpenny till the postman comes. 1997 M. J. Rossi James Herriot v. 105 He regularly loses at the game of push-ha'penny that Helen has had years of experience playing. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。