| 单词 | irish howl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish howl Irish howl n. now historical (in Ireland) a lamentation for the dead, typically featuring unrestrained wailing, gesticulation, etc.; (also in extended use) a cry, wail, or clamour raised by Irish people; cf. pillaloo int. ΚΠ 1686 H. Higden Mod. Ess. 13th Satyr Juvenal 27 The funerals of our Friends with State, And Mourning Pomp, we celebrate, Condoling their Deceased Souls, With Bellowings loud, as Irish howls. 1789 Death & Dissection Mrs. Regency 20 Six Irish Regency Giants..singing the Irish howl—‘pullalaloo—pullalaloo—Oh—Oh she was our darling!’ 1815 C. A. Eaton et al. Battle of Waterloo (ed. 2) p. xxxvi The Irish howl set up by the Enniskillen Dragoons, and other Irish Regiments, is reported to have carried almost as much dismay into the ranks of the enemy, as their swords. 1840 R. Allan Sportsman in Ireland I. 260 The first impression made on the mind by the Irish howl is really a painful one. The tone of the lamentation, so prolonged and loud, conveys the feeling of a sudden and irremediable grief. 1887 T. D. Ingram Hist. Legislative Union Great Brit. & Ireland iii. 64 The Bill was received with an Irish howl. 1997 K. Trumpener Bardic Nationalism 302 The 1892 edition appends John Wesley's even more cynical reading of the ‘Irish howl’ in his Journal of 1750. < as lemmas |
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