英语词汇“john long the carrier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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John Long the Carrier

† John Long n. Obsolete the name of (the type of) an untrustworthy messenger whose messages are never delivered or take an inordinately long time; originally and chiefly in John Long the Carrier.Cf. Tom Long n. at Tom n.¹ Compounds 1b(b).

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1560 J. Heywood Fourth Hundred Epygrams sig. Bv Of John longe the carier... John longe by this length is longe to declare.

1651 W. Leach Propositions 17 The Creditors..only expect their money by John Long the Carrier, when he cometh.

a1796 S. Pegge Two Coll. Derbicisms (1896) 137 John Long, Carrier; spoken of a tardy messenger.

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单词	john long the carrier
释义	> as lemmas John Long the Carrier † John Long n. Obsolete the name of (the type of) an untrustworthy messenger whose messages are never delivered or take an inordinately long time; originally and chiefly in John Long the Carrier.Cf. Tom Long n. at Tom n.¹ Compounds 1b(b). ΚΠ 1560 J. Heywood Fourth Hundred Epygrams sig. Bv Of John longe the carier... John longe by this length is longe to declare. 1651 W. Leach Propositions 17 The Creditors..only expect their money by John Long the Carrier, when he cometh. a1796 S. Pegge Two Coll. Derbicisms (1896) 137 John Long, Carrier; spoken of a tardy messenger. extracted from Johnn. < as lemmas
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