单词 | eating irons |
释义 | > as lemmaseating irons 20. slang. In plural. Cutlery. Also more fully eating irons. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery cutlery1624 knife and fork1727 flatware1874 iron1905 1905 E. W. Prevost Suppl. Gloss. Dial. Cumberland 97/2 He's neah use for wark, but he's a gay good fist wee his irons. 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 29 Eating irons, knife, fork, and spoon. 1950 J. Brooke Goose Cathedral i. 15 I said I thought some tea would be nice, only I hadn't any eating-irons yet, and didn't know where the mess was. 1992 C. Graham Death in Disguise vi. 115 Guy picked up his irons, noted a measure of surprise in the gathering and put them down again. < as lemmas |
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