| 单词 | the rag and famish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Rag and Famish 8. slang. With the and capital initial. In full the Rag and Famish. The Army and Navy Club in London, established in 1837. [Apparently originally with allusion to the Rag and Famish, the nickname of a cheap gambling den off Cranbourne Alley: see C. W. Firebrace Army & Navy Club (1934) 16–17.] ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific clubs Hell Fire Club1721 mug-house1827 rag1858 The ‘In’ and ‘Out1925 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks II. i. 5 He delighted in the Rag and Famish, and there spent the most of his time. 1908 R. H. Nevill & C. E. Jerningham Piccadilly to Pall Mall vi. 235 The familiar name of the ‘Rag’, by which it is generally known, was invented by Captain William Duff, of the 23rd Fusiliers... Coming in to supper late one night, the refreshment obtainable appeared so meagre that he nicknamed the club the ‘Rag and Famish’. 1941 E. Nash I liked Life I Lived iv. 33 Cairnes, who was a most hospitable man, invited me to dine with him once a week at the Rag. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 29 Apr. 15 Some at the ‘Rag’, as the Army and Navy is known, are purple with rage. < as lemmas |
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