| 单词 | harness bull |
| 释义 | > as lemmasharness bull b. Uniform, clothes. harness bull, harness cop, a policeman in uniform. U.S. slang (chiefly criminals'). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association suitc1325 uniform1836 harness1891 society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > other types of policeman star1714 Special Constable1733 police runner1782 snoozy1823 New Policeman1830 redbreast1862 roundsman1868 state trooper1883 harness cop1891 black and tans1920 B Special1922 tans1932 1891 ‘M. Twain’ What is Man? (1917) 225 At the Metropolitan in New York they sit in a glare, and wear their showiest harness. 1899 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech 178 Harness,..clothing, dress garments. 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 262 [The] Captain sends along a couple of his harness bulls from Mulberry Street. 1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 42 Harness, general currency. A uniform... A ‘harness bull’ is the commonest form of the term's use. 1926 J. Black You can't Win iv. 31 The ‘harness cop’ who had been at the front door went back to his beat. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xii. 165 We're bang up against the city prison when a big, flat-footed, harness bull steps out an' yaffles us. 1930 E. H. Lavine Third Degree ii. 12 ‘Wise detectives’, who dread going back into ‘harness’, or uniform,..sail along the lines of least resistance. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route iv. 45 Any harness bull can tell you where the municipal lodging house..is to be found. 1972 J. Godey Three Worlds (1973) iii. 32 The cops. From the chief on down to the harness bulls. < as lemmas |
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