单词 | corned willie |
释义 | > as lemmascorned Willie 2. U.S. Services' slang. Usually in form Willie. (Canned) corned beef, or corned beef hash, issued as a ration to the armed forces in the war of 1914–18; originally and chiefly in compounds as canned Willie, corned Willie, etc. See Bill n.5 Additions 1. ΚΠ 1900 Boston Daily Globe 5 Sept. 6/4 As hungry as I was, I could not eat any of the ‘canned willie’. 1920 M. H. Riggs & R. Platt Hist. Battery F, 323rd Field Artillery 46 We..decided on both [beans and tomatoes] with ‘Willie’ to boot. 1942 G. A. Herbert Army-Navy Guide 178 Canned Willie—corned beef hash. 2020 @TaubHistory 9 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 14 Jan. 2020) Members of Co. D, 6th Infantry, 5th Division, cut up corned Willie near Nantillois, October 22, 1918. < as lemmas |
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