单词 | thirteener |
释义 | thirteenern. 1. A silver shilling; = thirteen n. 2 thirteener and a baubee: see thirteen n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > Irish coins > [noun] harp1543 harp-groat1543 harped groata1549 rose pence1556 smulkinc1571 harp-shilling1591 harper1598 patrick1673 thirteenc1720 fourpence-halfpenny1723 thirteener1762 tenpenny1822 thirteen-penny1828 sun groat1861 twenty-pence piece1981 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [noun] > fee of professional person > hangman's fee thirteen-pence-halfpenny1608 thirteener and a baubee1762 1762 Naval Chron. 24 369 Cheat the sheriff out of his thirteener and a baubee! 1811 Henry & Isabella I. 289 I have scraped together a few thirteeners honestly, for my old age. 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney ii Says the padré, ‘tip us the thirteeners, and you are as clean as a whistle for the next twelve months’. 2. a. Cricket. A hit for thirteen runs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke > for specific number of runs seven1765 four1837 single1851 five1859 sevener1862 sixer1870 fourer1875 two1881 twoer1887 thirteener1893 six1920 Dorothy Dix1979 1893 Black & White 29 July 139/2 Of cricket there are anecdotes galore; how a ‘thirteener’ was once run out on the Marlborough ground. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 5 July 3/2 But F. P. Miller once hit a ‘thirteener’ at single wicket, which is considered a record. b. See quot. 1891: esp. in the game of bridge. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > cards of specific value in game sequent1620 lead1742 maker1753 stop1808 strong card1839 king card1850 brisque1870 honour card1876 penultimate1876 guard1885 thirteener1891 wild card1940 1891 Cent. Dict. Thirteener,..the thirteenth one of any number of things; specifically, in whist, the last card of a suit left in the hands of a player after the other twelve have been played. 1913 M. C. Work Auction Devel. 611 Thirteener, the last card of any suit. 1929 M. C. Work Compl. Contract Bridge Gloss. 246 Thirteener, card remaining when twelve of the suit have been played. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 614/2 Thirteener, the card remaining in a suit when all other cards in that suit have been played on the first three tricks of the suit. 3. A child of thirteen years of age. ΚΠ 1907 W. De Morgan Alice-for-Short x Not a bad shot for a thirteener. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1762 |
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