| 单词 | kaffir truck |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskaffir truck kaffir truck n. now historical (derogatory) miscellaneous goods, typically cheap and of inferior quality, intended for sale or barter to black people, esp. in rural areas; cf. truck n.1 4. ΚΠ 1848 Eastern Province & Midlands Directory (S. Afr.) (advt.) Ayliff and Co..a large and varied assortment of Merchandize..Fineries, Clothing, Hardware, Saddlery..Kaffir Truck, Breadstuffs, Groceries. 1855 G. H. Mason Life with Zulus 133 Enterprising native races, dependent entirely on the P.M. Berg traders, for blankets, hatchets, rough agricultural implements, and ‘Caffre truck’. 1900 J. Robinson Life Time S. Afr. 279 Glass beads, knives, scissors, needles, thread, small looking-glasses..are the chief staples of ‘Kafir truck’ to-day. 1951 D. Lessing This was Old Chief's Country ix. 198 He had gone into town and was down among the kaffir-truck shops buying a supply of aprons for his houseboys. 1990 Sunday Times 4 Mar. 17 I became a buyer in a department called the ‘kaffir truck’. < as lemmas |
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