| 单词 | rosy apple |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrosy apple rosy apple n. (a) the description of the fruit used in various skipping formulas; (b) = knock down ginger n. at knock-down adj. and n. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] rosy apple1882 doctors and nurses (also patients)1906 doctor1918 knock down ginger1959 rat-a-tat ginger1959 riprap1959 rat-tat ginger1962 1882 Folk-Lore Rec. 5 85 Rosy apple, lemon or pear, Bunch of roses she shall wear. 1898 A. B. Gomme Trad. Games II. 117 (heading) Rosy Apple, Lemon and Pear. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xviii. 381 There are more than sixty established names for the pursuit of illegally knocking at doors... Rosy Apple. Derby. 1996 T. R. Chester Provisions of Light 35 Rosy apple, mellow pear, Bunch of roses she shall wear. < as lemmas |
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