| 单词 | trunk-work |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrunk-work trunk-work n. secret or clandestine action, as by means of a trunk. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] night workOE stealth1297 surreptionc1400 stouth1513 creeping1565 trunk-worka1616 underdealing1649 stoldred1654 underwork1814 hole-and-cornerism1873 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. iii. 72 This has beene some staire-worke, some Trunke-worke, some behinde-doore worke. View more context for this quotation 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 25 Sept. (1928) 46 I heard again from Methuen to-day. They now say they'd like 2 books for next spring. I think there must have been some trunk work, some back stair work in this on your part. < as lemmas |
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