| 单词 | to warm the bell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto warm the bell c. to warm the bell (see quots.). Nautical slang. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > reckon or measure time [verb (intransitive)] > advance the time illegitimately to flog the glass1769 to warm the bell1924 1924 G. H. A. Willis Royal Navy as I saw It 116 ‘To warm the bell’, meaning literally to strike the bell a minute or two before the exact time, was applied to circumstances in which to be in good time was meant. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 300 Warming the bell, putting on the clock. Advancing the time illegitimately for some particular reason. 1956 H. W. Edwards Their Lawful Occasions xxiv. 130 ‘Ah! I see. All ready dressed for the shore,’ I said. ‘Warming the bell, eh?’ 1976 P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea 924/2 To warm the bell... On board warships in the days of sail, time was measured by a half-hour sand-glass. Each time the sand ran through the glass was turned..and the appropriate number of bells struck. It was supposed..that if the glass was warmed the expansion of the neck would allow the sand to run through a little more quickly. Hence..eight bells and the return to one's hammock, would come gratifyingly earlier than it should. < as lemmas |
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