| 单词 | corn-popper |
| 释义 | > as lemmascorn-popper corn-popper n. U.S. a wire pan or covered tray used in popping Indian corn. ΚΠ 1874 B. F. Taylor World on Wheels i. viii. 63 The baggage-car is as lively with all sorts of baggage as corn in a corn-popper. 1877 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 4) Add. Corn-popper, an instrument the top of which is like a sieve, in which corn is held over a fire to roast or ‘pop’. 1878 B. F. Taylor Between Gates 57 Boulders dance about it [sc. a stream of water] like kernels in a corn-popper. 1909 S. E. White Rules of Game v. iii One of you boys go rummage the store-room for the corn popper. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Oct. 20/1 (advt.) Corn Poppers at, each 45c. 1946 Reader's Digest Jan. 60/1 The Boy would have the cornpopper waiting. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。