| 单词 | alligator horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalligator horse alligator horse n. U.S. regional (now historical) a boatman on the Ohio or Mississippi river, esp. one from Kentucky; = half horse and half alligator at half horse n.2 AdditionsSo called because they were reputed to combine the aquatic skills, cunning, and brute strength of these animals. ΚΠ 1826 S. Woodworth Melodies 221 We'll show him that Kentucky boys are ‘alligator horses’. 1938 P. Crawford Hello, Boat! 7 What would a flatboat man do on a keelboat? I'm no alligator-horse. 1945 W. D. Le Sueur North Star County 248 His crew were often tough men—‘alligator horses’—of short lives and violent ends. 2002 T. McIntyre Seasons & Days 186 The Kentucky keelboatmen who steered their cargoes of tobacco and livestock down the mighty Mississippi to New Orleans blustered about being ‘alligator-horses’. < as lemmas |
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