lamp-postn.

Brit.

/ˈlam(p)pəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈlæm(p)ˌpoʊst/

Etymology: < lamp n.¹ + post n.¹

A post, usually of iron, used to support a street-lamp. Sometimes with allusion to its use during the French Revolution for hanging a victim of popular fury.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > outdoor lamp > lamp-post

lamp-post1790

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [noun] > street-lamp > post supporting

lamp-post1790

1790 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 164 The same socket that fitted the top of the flag-staff, or lamp-post, could be applied to the tripod.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 76 This sort of discourse does well enough with the lamp-post for its second.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. v. 33 He contrived a back to his wooden stool, by placing it against the lamp-post.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 295 A platform garnished by some lamp-posts.

Draft additions 1993

b. Colloquial phrase between you and me and the lamp-post: in strict confidence. Cf. gatepost n. b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence

under the rose1546

under (the) thumb1577

sub sigillo1623

sub rosa1654

between you and me and the bed-post1830

between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871

under one's hat1885

between you and me and the lamp-post1919

off the record1920

cagily1926

1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xxvi. 309 Between me and you and the lamp-post, you haven't an earthly!

1924 D. Stone Yank Brown, Pitcher i. 14 Even then, though, just between you and me and the lamp-post, when I wanted to eat a piece of pie, I ate it.

1940 J. L. Bonney Murder without Clues vi. 94 Between you and me and the lamp-post I'm tickled you got here.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lamp-post
释义	lamp-postn. Brit. /ˈlam(p)pəʊst/, U.S. /ˈlæm(p)ˌpoʊst/ Etymology: < lamp n.¹ + post n.¹ A post, usually of iron, used to support a street-lamp. Sometimes with allusion to its use during the French Revolution for hanging a victim of popular fury. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > outdoor lamp > lamp-post lamp-post1790 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [noun] > street-lamp > post supporting lamp-post1790 1790 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 164 The same socket that fitted the top of the flag-staff, or lamp-post, could be applied to the tripod. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 76 This sort of discourse does well enough with the lamp-post for its second. View more context for this quotation 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. v. 33 He contrived a back to his wooden stool, by placing it against the lamp-post. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 295 A platform garnished by some lamp-posts. Draft additions 1993 b. Colloquial phrase between you and me and the lamp-post: in strict confidence. Cf. gatepost n. b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence under the rose1546 under (the) thumb1577 sub sigillo1623 sub rosa1654 between you and me and the bed-post1830 between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871 under one's hat1885 between you and me and the lamp-post1919 off the record1920 cagily1926 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xxvi. 309 Between me and you and the lamp-post, you haven't an earthly! 1924 D. Stone Yank Brown, Pitcher i. 14 Even then, though, just between you and me and the lamp-post, when I wanted to eat a piece of pie, I ate it. 1940 J. L. Bonney Murder without Clues vi. 94 Between you and me and the lamp-post I'm tickled you got here. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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