英语词汇“quota-man”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† quota-man n. British Obsolete a man supplied to the navy under the quota bill of 1795.

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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.

单词	quota-man
释义	> as lemmas quota-man † quota-man n. British Obsolete a man supplied to the navy under the quota bill of 1795. 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. extracted from quotan. < as lemmas
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