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单词 nail-sick
释义

nail-sick

/ˈneɪlsɪk/
adjective
Especially of a ship or a roof: held together with corroded nails or otherwise unsound fastenings, and hence leaky.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Mayhew (1812–1887), author and social reformer. From nail + sick.

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