| 单词 | hard line money |
| 释义 | > as lemmashard line money hard line money n. Nautical (historical in later use) extra pay in compensation for the danger and discomfort of service life; cf. danger money n. at danger n. and adj. Compounds 2, hard lyers n. at hard adj. and n. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > sailor's pay > additional payments primage1476 prime gilt1576 pinch-gut money1660 hat money1676 conduct-money1702 hard line money1886 hard-lying money1890 hard lyers1916 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Aug. 2/1 Besides, there is hard-line money, which makes up for a good many discomforts. 1905 Army & Navy Reg. 18 Nov. 3 Destroyer and torpedo boat officers and enlisted men in the leading navies of the world receive extra pay, colloquially known in the English service as 'hard-line money'. 1992 N.Y. Times 12 July vi. 10/1 Hard lines was a British nautical expression meaning ‘bad luck’—hard line money was hardship pay. < as lemmas |
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