英语词汇“coolie line”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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coolie line

coolie line n. now chiefly historical a row of houses or huts built as accommodation for coolies or labourers; frequently in plural; cf. line n.² 20a.

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1851 Hooker's Jrnl. Bot. 3 6 In some of the estates that I have visited, the disease has first been noticed near the Coolie lines.

1939 R. Godden Black Narcissus xxix. 263 The news spread to the village and the coolie lines.

2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) xviii. 228 Suddenly the trees ended and a small shantytown appeared, with rows of shacks lining the road... ‘The coolie lines,’ said Alison, slowing briefly.

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单词	coolie line
释义	> as lemmas coolie line coolie line n. now chiefly historical a row of houses or huts built as accommodation for coolies or labourers; frequently in plural; cf. line n.² 20a. ΚΠ 1851 Hooker's Jrnl. Bot. 3 6 In some of the estates that I have visited, the disease has first been noticed near the Coolie lines. 1939 R. Godden Black Narcissus xxix. 263 The news spread to the village and the coolie lines. 2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) xviii. 228 Suddenly the trees ended and a small shantytown appeared, with rows of shacks lining the road... ‘The coolie lines,’ said Alison, slowing briefly. extracted from coolien. < as lemmas
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