英语词汇“half-bull”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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half-bull

half-bull n. (a) a pontifical letter issued by a new pope before his coronation, so called because the bulla is impressed with only one side of the seal, that representing the apostles (Giry); (b) [bull n.¹ 7] slang a half-crown.

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1789 Sessions' Papers June 550/1 Bulls and half bulls are crowns and half crowns, in coiner's language, and a bob is a shilling.

1853 Dickens Bleak House xlvi. 448 Four half bulls, wot you may call halfcrowns.

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xvi. 216 I've gotter get that 'arf-bull 'r somethin' dangerous may set in.

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单词	half-bull
释义	> as lemmas half-bull half-bull n. (a) a pontifical letter issued by a new pope before his coronation, so called because the bulla is impressed with only one side of the seal, that representing the apostles (Giry); (b) [bull n.¹ 7] slang a half-crown. ΚΠ 1789 Sessions' Papers June 550/1 Bulls and half bulls are crowns and half crowns, in coiner's language, and a bob is a shilling. 1853 Dickens Bleak House xlvi. 448 Four half bulls, wot you may call halfcrowns. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xvi. 216 I've gotter get that 'arf-bull 'r somethin' dangerous may set in. extracted from half-comb. form < as lemmas
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