| 单词 | dutch reckoning |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDutch reckoning Dutch reckoning n. (see quots.). ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Dutch-Reckoning, or Alte-mall, a verbal or Lump-account without particulars. 1724 J. Swift Let. to People of Ireland 19 A Dutch Reckoning, where if you dispute the Unreasonableness and Exorbitance of the Bill, the Landlord shall bring it up every Time with new Additions. 1814 Forgery ii. ii, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre I. 449 Come, we'll have a Dutch reckoning to-night, for we will share the dust, or see them shopp'd [= put in prison]. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dutch reckoning, a bad day's work, all in the wrong. < as lemmas |
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