单词 | punch-man |
释义 | > as lemmasPunch-man Punch-man n. the owner or operator of a Punch and Judy show. ΚΠ 1835 J. Poole Patrician & Parvenu i. i. 9 I..became a strolling actor, next quack doctor, Punch-and-Judy man, rope dancer,..went abroad and served as a gentleman's gentleman, vulgarly called a lacquey.] 1841 E. A. Poe in Graham's Mag. May 251/1 The tinkering of the Punch-men among the tombs. 1970 Guardian 24 Dec. 9/6 In Britain today there are about—two hundred working Punchmen—more than ever before in the ‘good old days’ popularly considered to be Punch's heyday. 2002 Stage (Nexis) 11 July 13 Samuel Bridges, a leading Punch man from Queen Victoria's reign who had organised 25 shows for her Golden Jubilee in 1887. < as lemmas |
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