| 释义 |
pusser|ˈpʌsə(r)|
repr. naut. pronunc. of purser (sense 2 b). Also attrib. and in the possessive, as issued by, or characteristic of, a naval purser (cf. purser 2 b).
1903[see matlow]. 1916‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin ii. 13 The articles comprising Martin's kit, even down to his ‘pusser's dagger’ or seaman's knife. 1925Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 232 Pusser's crabs, seamen's boots. (Navy—lower-deck.) Ibid., Pusser's dip, a candle. 1929F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 107 Pusser's grins, sneers. 1943Baker Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 62 Pusser, that which conforms to Naval regulations, e.g., ‘pusser's cow’, tinned milk; ‘pusser's duck’, a naval seaplane; ‘pusser's waggon’, a warship; ‘pusser's rig’, naval clothes. (R.A.N. slang.) 1944J. Mallalieu Very Ordinary Seaman 90 All the discomfort of a small ship and the pusser routine of a big one. 1948Partridge Dict. Forces' Slang 149 Pusser's duck, a Supermarine ‘Walrus’ flying-boat. Ibid., Pusser's issue, clothing, tobacco, food, etc., provided by the Admiralty. 1964J. Hale Grudge Fight iv. 69 ‘Hot water,’ he said, ‘plenty of pussers soap—and elbow grease, got it?’ Ibid. vi. 91 A pair of pusser's long pants. 1973Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 29 Aug. 2/2 Then, of course, there was Navy pusser rum—not to be confused with any other make of rum. 1977Navy News June 6/3 And dancing was in pusser's shoes on planks of wood laid on the grass. 1977Ibid. Aug. 18/4 Pusser's rum, obtained commercially in Gibraltar, was poured from wicker-work covered jars. |