| 单词 | ankle express |
| 释义 | > as lemmasankle express ankle express n. North American slang (chiefly Canadian and U.S. regional (southern and western)) (chiefly with the) the act of walking, humorously represented as a form of public transport. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] walkinga1325 spacingc1485 ambulation1554 footing1567 hoofing1652 Shanks' (or Shanks's) mare, ponya1774 pedestrianizing1799 pedestrianism1808 ankle express1887 1887 Bainbridge (Georgia, U.S.) Democrat 12 May She was..making good time in the direction of Thomasville on the ankle express. 1971 W. D. Jennings Cowboys xx. 134 It was a good hour back to camp by ankle express; with a limping horse, three. 2003 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Ontario ed.) When I'm not using public transit, I take the ankle express. < as lemmas |
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