| 单词 | lead in one's pencil |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslead in one's pencil 3. Short for black lead n., graphite, or plumbago. Only with reference to its use as a material for pencils. Hence, a small stick of graphite for filling an ‘ever-pointed’ pencil. lead in one's pencil: implying (esp. sexual) vigour in a male. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > native elements and alloys > [noun] > native carbon black lead?a1560 wad1614 killow1666 wad-lead1780 plumbago1784 graphite1796 plumbagine1800 kish1812 lead1816 pot lead1876 cliftonite1887 shungite1892 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > graphite black lead?a1560 wad1614 killow1666 wad-lead1780 plumbago1784 graphite1796 plumbagine1800 lead1816 pot lead1876 society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pencil > filling for pencil lead1816 pencil-piece1839 pencil lead1857 refill1883 the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > sexual potency or vigour ability?1473 Lusty Juventus1582 virility1598 mettle1612 manhood1640 potency1739 potence1875 lead in one's pencil1941 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > male sexual vigour lead in one's pencil1941 1816 J. Austen Emma III. iv. 54 When he took out his pencil, there was so little lead that he soon cut it all away. View more context for this quotation 1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 402/1 Pencils are commonly marked with certain letters to denote the quality of the lead, as H for hard, B for black [etc.].. Most [ever-pointed pencil] cases are made with a reservoir at the top, in which a supply of five or six leads may be carried. 1881 W. M. Williams in Knowledge No. 4. 67 A thin stick..like vermicelli, or the ‘leads’ of ever-pointed pencils. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt i. 9 A silver pencil (always lacking a supply of new leads). 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 43 (This will) put some lead in your pencil, this (esp. a drink of beer or spirits) will make you feel fighting fit. 1946 P. Larkin Jill 190 ‘Well, ere's more lead in yer pencil.’ He finished off his half-pint. 1969 Coast to Coast 1967–8 86 He..lifts one of the brimming pilsener glasses: ‘Come an' get it! It's curl-a-mo chico. Lead in the old pencil.’ 1970 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. 1970–71 Autumn–Winter 947/3 Pencil both propels and retracts, contains twelve 3 inch leads. 1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird vii. 59 She came over with two glasses. ‘If that doesn't put some lead in your pencil, Auk, I don't know what will.’ 1972 D. Lees Zodiac 107 The couscous is supposed to put lead in your pencil but with Daria I needed neither a talking point nor an aphrodisiac. < as lemmas |
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