| 单词 | white-ash breeze |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite-ash breeze white-ash breeze n. Nautical humorous the propulsion provided by rowing, resorted to when no real breeze is forthcoming; cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [noun] > rowing > impetus of an oar white-ash breeze1837 1837White ash breeze [see sense 2]. 1845 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 7 May The ‘white-ash breeze’ continued to lend its aid—on they glided—cheered by the prospect of soon reaching the Rock. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick lxxxi. 394 There she slides, now! Hurrah for the white-ash breeze! 1939 H. W. Thompson Body, Boots & Britches vii. 173 Their British captors made the Americans provide a ‘white-ash breeze’ by doing all the rowing. 1994 J. R. Stilgoe Alongshore xii. 374 Many arrived under the ‘white-ash breeze’. < as lemmas |
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