| 释义 |
steamie Sc.|ˈstiːmɪ|
Also steamy.
[f. steam n. + -ie.]
A public wash-house.
1926Glasgow Herald 19 Oct. 8 The perambulator holds much besides..the baby... In the poorer parts of the city the washing is conveyed to and from the ‘steamy’ thereon. 1935Scottish Educ. Jrnl. 8 Mar. Suppl. p. vi/2 Modern sanitation has..caused the coining of ‘steamie’ (the public wash-house). 19583rd Statistical Acct. Scotl. V. iii. xvii. 560 Attendances at the ‘steamies’ in the year were just short of 1,800,000. 1969Dumfries & Galloway Standard 29 Oct. 1 There was still a need for the ‘steamie’ as launderettes were not as cheap as the council maintained. 1978Times 18 May 24/1 It was the talk of the steamie, so to speak. It was a topic of conversation at the company. |