单词 | resurrection jarvey |
释义 | > as lemmasresurrection jarvey resurrection jarvey n. [see jarvey n.] slang (now historical) a hackney coachman who also works as a resurrection man (in quot. 1825 humorously of a night coachman). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > bodysnatcher > [noun] resurrectionist1777 resurrection man1781 resurrection woman1815 body snatcher1819 resurrection cove1819 resurrectioner1822 resurrection jarvey1825 grab1831 snatcher1831 body lifter1832 all-night man1861 resurrector1861 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > exhumation > [noun] > one who > for anatomical purposes resurrectionist1777 resurrection man1781 resurrection woman1815 resurrection cove1819 resurrection jarvey1825 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 249 A hackney night coachman, known..as the resurrection Jarvey. 1992 L. Kinsale Flowers from Storm xvii. 235 Who thought of selling Shev to the resurrection jarvey? < as lemmas |
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