| 单词 | bride ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbride ship bride ship n. now historical a ship carrying recent or prospective brides of men who have moved abroad, as servicemen, colonists, etc. ΚΠ 1913 Hopkinsville Kentuckian 9 Sept. 1/1 A ‘bride ship’ arrived at Philadelphia Saturday, 13 immigrant girls being met at the landing by their lovers and all were married in short order. 1946 Daily Mail 11 June 3/5 An inquiry into the deaths of babies in the mystery epidemics on the bride-ships last month. 2011 Australasian Hist. Archaeol. 29 54/1 In 1855..five single women from ‘Bride ships’ were also recorded to have arrived at Lynton. < as lemmas |
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