| 单词 | to touch pipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto touch pipe d. English regional (Cornwall). to touch pipe: to take a short break or rest, originally to smoke a pipe. Cf. touchpipe n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1846 Cornwall Royal Gaz. 13 Feb. Now do'ee be quiet, Sose, says Cozen Nic, titch pipe a few. 1873 W. Bottrell Trad. & Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall 2nd Ser. 187 Tom resolved to work on till mornan, and, in about an hour, when his candle was burnt down and he stopped to light another, he sat down to eat the rest of his fuggan and touch pipe a few minutes. 1973 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 14 Mar. 15/5 So if ever you become peskie-laden and lose yourself in Mineral Point, stop at Pendarvis where you can touch-pipe in the Kiddle-wink. 1998 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 7 Apr. 12 'Twas time to touchpipe for a bit, and watch the sun rise over the Mount. < as lemmas |
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