单词 | sunday closing |
释义 | > as lemmasSunday closing Sunday closing n. the closing, or restriction of the opening hours, on Sundays of shops, public houses, etc.; cf. Sunday trading n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop hours of business early closing1825 opening hours1849 Sunday closing1850 1850 Punch 31 Aug. 92/2 The Sunday closing of the country Post was considered no other than an unmeaning rant of a party. 1881 Act 44 & 45 Vict. c. 61 s. 5 This Act may be cited as the Sunday Closing (Wales) Act, 1881. 1932 U. Sinclair Candid Reminisc. ii. ix. 60 He would join the church, sign pledges, vote for Sunday closing. 1998 GQ Feb. 72/1 The world's biggest lush (three bottles of vodka was standard issue on wetter days in the Sixties), hailing from the land of temperance and Sunday closing. < as lemmas |
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