| 单词 | quota-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquota-man ΚΠ 1796 W. M. Pitt Thoughts on Def. i. 46 What an advantage would arise to the country at the breaking out of a war, if 20,000 marines, all good seamen, could be transferred to the fleet; replacing those in foreign garrisons by quota-men, provided at a short notice by the several parishes, or other recruits! 1823 E. P. Brenton Naval Hist. Great Brit. I. 49 The term ‘quota-man’, or ‘lord-mayor's man’, was supposed to comprise every thing that was base and contemptible among sailors. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Quota-Men, those raised for the navy..by Pitt's quota-bill, in 1795 under bounties of from £20 to £60. < as lemmas |
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