| 单词 | hospitable roofer |
| 释义 | > as lemmashospitable roofer 3. A letter of thanks for hospitality received, etc. Cf. Collins n.2 More fully hospitable roofer. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > letter of thanks for hospitality bread-and-butter letter1891 roofer1902 Collins1904 bread and butter1911 roofer letter1937 1902 L. Mead Word-coinage xii. 211 The word roofer is defined as a letter written after staying with a friend to express your gratitude for his hospitality. 1914 Sphere 7 Mar. 312/3 I learn from The Evening News that that which some call..a ‘roofer’—that is to say, a letter of thanks for hospitality—is also known as a Collins. 1935 F. M. Ford Let. 27 Sept. (1965) 243 They [sc. references] will at least serve as a hospitable-roofer. 1971 C. Williams-Ellis Architect Errant vii. 103 I felt that I really ought to write to the owner, Lord Townshend, at least some sort of a roofer or an apology. < as lemmas |
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