单词 | drink-money |
释义 | drink-moneyn. A gratuity to be spent on drink; a douceur. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > tip > to be spent on drink drink-silver1467 drinking-money1490 drink-penny1593 drink-money1691 pourboire1788 1691 A. Haig in J. Russell Haigs of Bemersyde (1881) xi. 332 A legg-dollar for parchment and drink-money. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxviii. 242 Brandy, or uncommon fees of drink-money will induce them to travel fast. a1863 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval (1869) iii He bade the man follow him to the hotel. There should be a good drink-money for him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1691 |
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