| 单词 | haggis-fed |
| 释义 | > as lemmashaggis-fed haggis-fed adj. fed on or with haggis.In early use, chiefly used to imply that a person so described was of humble, rural, or unsophisticated background; later, more typically used to indicate that a person was born and has been raised in Scotland. Cf. haggis-eater n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > fed on specific food brawn-fed1567 haggis-fed1786 blubber-fed1835 pap-fed1873 beefish1887 beef-fed1903 1786 R. Burns To Haggis in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 311 But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. x. 72 This haggis-fed, sandy-haired sharper [sc. a Scotch midshipman.., whose parents had sent him to sea with a very small supply of clothes for his back, but a head crammed with Scotch maxims]. 1931 Sc. Socialists xiv. 198 Their characteristically Glaswegian combination of hail-fellow good-humour, haggis-fed Scots patriotism, riotous speech and kindliness of heart..united to give the Clydesiders a picturesque place in the world of politics. 2019 Scotsman (Nexis) 2 Feb. Traditionalists may insist on a pure, haggis-fed Scottish XV but they're also partial to a winning team. < as lemmas |
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