| 单词 | whore-hunting |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhore-hunting whore-hunting n. and adj. (a) n. the action of seeking out prostitutes; the action or practice of frequently or habitually using prostitutes; lecherous or sexually promiscuous behaviour; also figurative; (b) adj. that seeks out prostitutes; that frequently or habitually uses prostitutes; lecherous, sexually promiscuous.In quot. 1714: the action or practice of seeking out prostitutes in order to punish or fine them for immoral behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > womanizing or associating with loose women whore-playa1325 whoring1530 whore-huntinga1533 whoremonging1549 palliardy1568 queanry1568 queaning1569 harloting1575 wenching1590 whorism1598 coney-catching1616 whoremastery1618 woman palaver1803 molrowing1860 whorehopping1916 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > spying after whores to extort money whore-hunting1714 a1533 J. Frith Mirroure (?1536) ii. sig. A v v Yf..the watcheman be a slepe,..or gone..a whorehuntinge. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. ii. sig. H.viv/1 That is spirituall adulterie & whore-hunting, when men doe partly loue and worship God, and yet..giue reuerence to straunge..Gods. a1591 H. Smith Poore Mans Teares (1592) 80 Like vnto the whore-hunting Iudges of Samaria. 1620 ‘Kinde Kit of Kingstone’ Westward for Smelts sig. D3v Her Husband..had vsed to goe on whore-hunting in the night. 1714 A. Ramsay Elegy John Cowper iii Of Whore-hunting he gat his Fill, And made be 't mony a Pint and Gill. 1931 R. Campbell Georgiad i. 15 Lovelorn poets..troop whore-hunting down the country lanes. 2001 D. Levine & M. Wood Avant Guide: N.Y. City vii. 192 Long home to..whore-hunting curb crawlers, these blustery stretches in the low 20s have been speedily gentrified into one of Manhattan's coolest neighborhoods. 2011 @jaco_vanderwalt 16 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 6 June 2019) Out for a spot of whore-hunting with my bro's in Arcadia. Great times :). < as lemmas |
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