| 单词 | kentish fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKentish fire Kentish fire n. a prolonged and ordered salvo or volley of applause, or demonstration of impatience or dissent (said to have originated in reference to meetings held in Kent in 1828–9, in opposition to the Catholic Relief Bill: see Notes & Queries series 2, I. 182, 423; VIII. 278). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] > expression of disapproval > by sounds or exclamations hootinga1225 hissingc1384 fie?1550 acclamation1602 hiss1602 hoot1612 catcall1749 catcallingc1781 scraping1785 sibilation1822 the big bird1825 boo hoo1825 booing1830 Kentish fire1834 boo-hooing1865 boo1884 slow handclap1904 tutting1929 slow handclapping1932 slow clap1937 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > an act or burst of plaudite1573 plaudiat1584 plaudit1600 applaudit1606 salvoa1734 ovation1785 round1794 Kentish fire1834 rounder1881 bualadh bos1908 1834 Ld. Winchelsea Speech at Dublin, 15 Aug. in Reddall Fact, Fancy & Fable (1889) 301 Let it be given with Kentish Fire. 1883 J. Chamberlain Speech at Birmingham 30 Mar. The cheers..are your prompt reply to the Kentish-fire with which Birmingham Tories are wont to solace themselves. < as lemmas |
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