单词 | jackshay |
释义 | jackshayn. Australian. Now historical and rare. A quart pot (quart pot n. b) used for brewing tea and incorporating a smaller vessel for drinking. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > holding specific amount pint1354 pint pot1383 potteler1386 pottle pot1392 gagec1440 quart stoup1452 thirdendeal1571 pint stoup1638 triental1656 pottle1698 go1788 three-out1836 shant1851 jackshay1867 stein1915 viertel1967 1867 Sydney Mail 21 Dec. 5/4 Yarns grim and gory but nevertheless deeply interesting, told by the splitters as they gathered round the evening stump, graced by the pannikin and the jack-shea. 1890 Argus (Melbourne) 14 June 4/1 His ration bags are beside his head, and his jackshea..stands by the fire. 1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker III. 140 The tin billys, and pint pots and jackshays, strung together by a saddle strap. 1923 J. Bowes Jackaroos 238 A jackshay was the bushman's kettle and teapot combined in one. It was a good substitute for the billycan, which in time ousted it. 1973 Austral. Women's Weekly 14 Mar. 50/2 The sugarbag..was the swaggie's tucker bag, tied on to his bluey with a bit of twine along with his billy and his jackshay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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