| 单词 | christmas cracker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristmas cracker Christmas cracker n. †(a) a gun barrel filled with water and wadding and then placed (as a game or joke) on a fire, producing a cracking sound similar to a firework when the water suddenly and violently escapes as steam (obsolete); (b) (chiefly British and Irish English) a decorated cylindrical package resembling a very large sweet wrapper, traditionally associated with Christmas dinner or with Christmas parties, which is designed to break apart with a bang when its ends are pulled, releasing the contents; cf. cracker n. 6b.Christmas crackers (sense (b)) typically contain a paper crown, a piece of paper bearing a joke, motto, item of trivia, etc., and a small gift. ΚΠ c1817 O. Evans To his Counsel 4 Observing some blacksmith's boys in their sport making what they termed Christmas crackers, put water into the breech of a musket barrel, ram down a wad tight, stop the touch hole, and place the breech in the fire. 1847 Illustr. London News 25 Dec. 424 (heading) Christmas crackers. 1867 Illustr. Times 14 Dec. 375/1 A neat paper box, which, on being opened, displays an ordinary Christmas cracker, and that being exploded in the usual way, a full-sized article of apparel drops out. 1985 Gourmet Dec. 88/2 Christmas crackers containing paper hats, fortunes, and toys adorned the tables. 2018 Sun (Nexis) 22 Dec. 17 Showbiz haunt The Ivy has banned guests from wearing paper hats out of Christmas crackers. < as lemmas |
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