单词 | john henry |
释义 | John HenrySEE SYNONYMS FOR John Henry ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural John Henries for 1.Informal. a person's signature. U.S. Folklore. a legendary Black man of exceptional strength and stamina. Origin of John HenryAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15; from the proper name Words nearby John HenryJohn Doe, Jane Doe, John Dory, Johne's disease, John F. Kennedy International Airport, John Hancock, John Henry, John Hop, John I, John II, John III, johnin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for John Henry“John Henry” An American folksong (see folk music) about the “steel-driving man” John Henry. It contains these lines: John Henry said to his captain, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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