| 单词 | sailor's pleasure |
| 释义 | > as lemmassailor's pleasure sailor's pleasure n. Nautical slang (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > overhauling chests or clothes sailor's pleasure1856 1856 C. Nordhoff Merchant Vessel 132 Others take what is called, par excellence, ‘sailor's pleasure’, in overhauling their chests, bringing their best clothing on deck to air, and counting over their stock of tobacco and pipes. 1932 J. W. Harris Days of Endeavour 57 They must have a sailor's pleasure on Sunday to see what can be raked up. 1932 J. W. Harris Days of Endeavour 232 Sailor's pleasure, overhauling contents of sea-chest and bag, and airing go-ashore clothes. 1933 P. A. Eaddy Hull Down v. 122 Sunday at sea in a deep-water sailing-ship, especially if the weather is fine, and nearing port the sole topic of conversation, means ‘sailor's pleasure’. < as lemmas |
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