单词 | standing lottery |
释义 | > as lemmasstanding lottery standing lottery n. a lottery with a single drawing on a specified date, as contrasted with one that holds drawings on a daily basis.historical after the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > lottery or raffle > [noun] > type of Ragmana1393 lottery general1567 standing lottery1613 malt lottery1697 little go1795 great go1809 tombola1835 Tattersall1895 golden goal1968 1613 By His Maiesties Councell for Virginia (single sheet) The aduenturers to Uirginia..haue published a little standing Lotterie, consisting but of 12. pence for euery Lot. 1746 W. Harris Ware's Writers of Ireland ii. vi. 353 in tr. J. Ware Wks. conc. Ireland II He soon after..printed several Books... All which..were carried on and sold by Way of Standing Lotteries. 1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 531 Gregory King's first step was to organize..a standing lottery in London and another in Bristol. 2006 D. G. Schwartz Roll Bones vi. 125 The [Virginia] Company continued to promote lotteries, beginning a ‘running’ or ‘ring’ lottery that, unlike the standing lotteries conducted in London, would be held in various towns. < as lemmas |
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