英语词汇“has your mother sold her mangle?”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†b. Has your mother sold her mangle? and variants: a discourteous catchphrase, perhaps deriving from a popular song and said to allude to the former practice amongst the poor by which the possessor of a domestic mangle might derive a small income from taking in washing. Obsolete. N.E.D. (1905) notes: ‘The question..was at one time the commonest piece of “chaff” used by London street-boys.’

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1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 343 The only answer we obtained, was a playful inquiry whether our maternal parent had disposed of her mangle.

1837 W. L. Rede Peregrinations of Pickwick iii. i. 29 Oh! a dollop—How's your mother—has she sold her mangle—who are you—flare up—how fat you get..vith many others, too numerous to name in this here advertizement.

1850 W. T. Moncrieff Orig. Coll. Songs 204 Let's dance and sing, and Jump Jim Crow; Has your mother sold her mangle?

1879 J. R. Planché & C. Dance Blue Beard 59 Fleur. Writing to my mother. Shall I say aught from you? (aside) For time I angle. Ab. Yes; you may ask her if she's sold her mangle.

单词	has your mother sold her mangle?
释义	> as lemmas Has your mother sold her mangle? †b. Has your mother sold her mangle? and variants: a discourteous catchphrase, perhaps deriving from a popular song and said to allude to the former practice amongst the poor by which the possessor of a domestic mangle might derive a small income from taking in washing. Obsolete. N.E.D. (1905) notes: ‘The question..was at one time the commonest piece of “chaff” used by London street-boys.’ ΚΠ 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 343 The only answer we obtained, was a playful inquiry whether our maternal parent had disposed of her mangle. 1837 W. L. Rede Peregrinations of Pickwick iii. i. 29 Oh! a dollop—How's your mother—has she sold her mangle—who are you—flare up—how fat you get..vith many others, too numerous to name in this here advertizement. 1850 W. T. Moncrieff Orig. Coll. Songs 204 Let's dance and sing, and Jump Jim Crow; Has your mother sold her mangle? 1879 J. R. Planché & C. Dance Blue Beard 59 Fleur. Writing to my mother. Shall I say aught from you? (aside) For time I angle. Ab. Yes; you may ask her if she's sold her mangle. extracted from manglen.³ < as lemmas
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