| 单词 | rick-burner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrick-burner rick-burner n. now historical a person who sets fire to ricks as an act of political protest, spec. one involved in the Swing Riots of 1830: see Swing n.3 ΚΠ 1830 (title) The life and history of Swing, the Kent rick-burner, written by himself. 1830 Rick-Burners in Tatler 11 Dec. 337/2 An extravagance of folly which will not escape the understanding of the Rick-Burner. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 6 For the rick-burners had not found their way hither. 1999 A. Mallinson Close Run Thing iv. 92 Magistrates here, too, are terrified of rick-burners and machine-breakers. < as lemmas |
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