| 单词 | yen hock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyen hock yen hock n. (also yen hok and variants) a needle used in the preparation of opium in the form of pills. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [adjective] > relating to equipment for preparing opium yen hock1882 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > equipment for taking drugs > equipment for taking opium pipe1779 layout1869 hop toy1881 toy1881 yen hock1882 yen siang1882 hop-pipe1887 yen hop1901 cooker1905 cooking spoon1917 stem1925 1882 H. H. Kane Opium-smoking iii. 35 The other articles..for a smoker's outfit are..a needle (yen hauck) on the end of which the opium is taken up, ‘cooked’, and placed over the small opening in the upper surface of the bowl. 1886 T. F. Byrnes Professional Crim. of Amer. 385 Among the frequenters of his place could be seen..such noted characters as..‘Yen Hock’ Harry, who earned his title by stabbling a man with a ‘yen hock’. 1909 I. L. Nascher Wretches of Povertyville ii. v. 176 The needle or yen hok is merely a short knitting needle, sometimes with a handle. 1926 Variety 29 Dec. 7/4 The dopes and hop heads, with their ‘stem’, ‘yen hok’, [etc.]. 1955 U.S. Senate Hearings (1956) VIII. 4162 Yen hock, a long needle-shaped instrument, flat on one end and used to roll the ‘pill’ and hold same for cooking. 1968–70 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 3–4 140 Yen hok, n., a slender needle used in preparing opium for smoking. (Drug users' jargon). < as lemmas |
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