单词 | good indian |
释义 | > as lemmasgood Indian 17. Originally U.S. Of a person from an enemy population or group in a war or other conflict: not troublesome or actively hostile; showing peaceful intentions or a friendly disposition. Originally in good Indian. Cf. Phrases 9e. ΚΠ 1813 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 6 Sept. The governor..stated that the letter did not call upon him to furnish them ammunition, but merely recommended them to his notice as good Indians. 1852 W. Kelly Across Rocky Mountains 102 The chief asked, and got from me, a written acknowledgment that he was a ‘good Indian’, and ‘treated us kindly’. 1881 Harper's Mag. Apr. 704/1 Their chief..the first trader..found to be ‘a good Indian’. 1903 J. P. Sturrock Fifes in S. Afr. xvi. 127 With overcoats heavy with rain, and weighed down with the extra ammunition—intended as a present for a good Boer—no camp in sight, we walked along. 1984 A. Bilek in S. Terkel Good War i. 93 Once in a while you'd find a good Jap. Right away you learned his name. 2006 S. C. Crawford Brownwater III ix. 124 If this gook was VC, do we take him out? And, how do you tell from this distance, the difference between a good gook, and a bad gook? < as lemmas |
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