| 释义 |
kipsie, kipsy Austral.|ˈkɪpsɪ|
[f. kip n.3 + -y6, -ie.]
A house (see also quot. 1919).
1916C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke 124 Kipsie, a house, the home. 1919W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 31 Kippsie—lean-to; shelter; house; dugout. 1943Coast to Coast 1942 91 He turned and looked our little weather-beaten kipsie over. 1946Coast to Coast 1945 236 Our little kipsy breathed a heavy stillness like that leaden hush that hangs over tree and earth before a storm breaks. 1969Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Nov. 13/1 Our kipsy was an aloof-looking little place. |