| 单词 | coal-crimp |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoal-crimp coal-crimp n. now historical and rare = crimp n.2 2. ΚΠ 1747 Gen. Descr. All Trades 66 (heading) Coal-crimps. 1809 Tradesman 3 391 It is a well known fact that most of the principal coal buyers in London, and the coal crimps, or factors, are ship-owners, or connected by relationship with ship-owners. 1952 E. Hughes North Country Life in 18th Cent. I. vi. 301 ‘There never was a time yt ye Coale trade required more friends,’ wrote William Gilroy, a London coal-crimp. < as lemmas |
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