| 单词 | socket-money |
| 释义 | > as lemmassocket-money socket-money n. slang see quots. and sense 4b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > extorted from married man socket-money1699 socket1818 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Socket-money, Demanded and Spent upon Marriage. 1770 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer I. iii. 141 We must likewise come upon ye By way of costs for socket-money. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Socket money, a whore's fee, or hire, also money paid for a treat, by a married man caught in an intrigue. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Socket-money, money extorted by threats of exposure. < as lemmas |
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