| 单词 | boilermaker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboilermaker boilermaker n. a maker of boilers for engines. Π 1865 Derby Mercury 25 Jan. The principal engineers and boiler makers in the united kingdom. boilermaker boilermaker n. North American a shot of whisky followed immediately by (or occasionally combined with) a glass of beer. Π 1940 K. Kent in Thrilling Wonder Stories Sept. 36/1 ‘Make it a boilermaker, Doc,’ he instructed the inn-keeper, who merely gaped. Pete had to explain what a boilermaker was. 1957 J. Kerouac Let. 8 Nov. in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 80 I dragged Gilbert out to a Bowery bar for boilermakers. 2002 S. Turow Reversible Errors (2003) 306 He ordered a boilermaker, but quaffed the beer first. < as lemmas |
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