| 单词 | rattling cove |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrattling cove rattling cove n. cant and slang (originally) a coachman; cf. rattler n. 2b (now archaic); (now also) a taxi driver. ΚΠ 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 43 Ratling Cove [printed Rarling Cove], a coatchman. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Bilk Let us bilk the rattling cove. 1905 H. B. M. Watson Twisted Eglantine xii. 164 Your rattling cove's given us a bit of trouble, curse him. 1997 K. Hall & A. Livia Queerly Phrased iv. 93/2 Rattling cove, taxi driver. < as lemmas |
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