| 单词 | canteen-keeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmascanteen-keeper attributive and in other combinations, as (sense 1a) canteen-keeper, canteen-sergeant, canteen-steward; (sense 1b) canteen-manager, canteen-work; (sense 3) canteen-camel, canteen-horse; (sense 4) canteen-maker. ΚΠ 1796 Calvary Instruct. (1803) 216 On a march, servants, led horses, and canteen horses remain with their squadrons. 1832 Cape of Good Hope Lit. Gaz. 1 Feb. 243 We would call for certificates of character from every canteen-keeper. 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 374 The canteen camel of Eastern tourists. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Sept. 2/2 The regimental and canteen supplies are left in the hands of canteen stewards and quartermasters. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess ii. 19 The canteen keeper sent for his boys to turn him out. 1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxvi. 171 Concepcion..had decided that she ought to take up canteen work. 1937 Discovery Sept. 268/2 A director who occasionally goes round dinners with his canteen manager. < as lemmas |
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