| 单词 | to rob the spittle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rob the spittle 2. to rob the spittle, to make gain or profit in a particularly mean or dastardly manner. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > make profit > profiteer to rob the spittle1632 to rob the spital1749 to laugh (also to cry and variants) all the way to the bank1908 profiteer1917 1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies i. xciv Of all men, Vs'rers are not least accurst; They robb the Spittle; pinch th' Afflicted worst. 1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum i. ii. 85 To what end steal from the Reformed Churches? which had been meerely to rob the Spittle. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 207 Robbing the Spittle. 1708 O. Dykes Moral Reflexions Eng. Prov. 79 I am not to..ruin a Family, or rob the Spittle, to redress his Grievances. < as lemmas |
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