单词 | left bower |
释义 | left bowern. Chiefly U.S. 1. colloquial. A close friend or trusted assistant; a partner or accomplice. Cf. right bower n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] yferec870 brothereOE ymonec950 headlingOE ferec975 fellowOE friendOE eveningOE evenlinglOE even-nexta1225 compeerc1275 monec1300 companiona1325 partnerc1330 peerc1330 neighbour?c1335 falec1380 matec1380 makec1385 companya1425 sociatec1430 marrow1440 partyc1443 customera1450 conferec1450 pareil?c1450 comparcionerc1475 resortc1475 socius1480 copartner?1504 billy?a1513 accomplice1550 panion1553 consorterc1556 compartner1564 co-mate1576 copemate1577 competitor1579 consociate1579 coach-companion1589 comrade1591 consort1592 callant1597 comrado1598 associate1601 coach-fellow1602 rival1604 social1604 concomitanta1639 concerner1639 consociator1646 compane1647 societary1652 bor1677 socius1678 interessora1687 companioness1691 rendezvouser1742 connection1780 frater1786 matey1794 pardner1795 left bower1829 running mate1867 stable companion1868 pard1872 buddy1895 maat1900 bro1922 stable-mate1941 bredda1969 Ndugu1973 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close associate or companion farrowa700 fellowa1225 playferec1225 companiona1325 matec1380 gossea1549 comrade1591 comrado1598 netop1643 butty1791 left bower1829 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 cobber1895 bredda1969 bredren1980 1829 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 11 Nov. His character..cannot be impeached, by either Amos Holton or his right and left bower. 1846 Niles's National Reg. 17 Jan. 305/2 Mr. Colquitt,..who had been designated as Mr. C[alhoun]'s ‘left bower’. 1901 Railroad Telgrapher Feb. 153/2 Ralston is under the management of J. J. Halloran, with ‘Dutchman’ Utz as his left bower. 1974 Washington Post 31 Jan. g9/3 In a reference to his former right bower, H.R. (Bob) Haldeman, the President asked: ‘Is Bob involved?’.. Throughout the conversation, neither Dean nor the President mentioned the left bower, John Ehrlichman. 2. Euchre. The jack of that suit which has the same colour as the trump suit, being the second (or third) highest-ranking card in euchre. Cf. right bower n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > euchre > [noun] > specific cards left bower1839 right bower1839 best bower1852 bower1858 1839 Spirit of Times 24 Aug. 294/2 The right and left bower in the game of Euchre. 1904 Reader Mag. Mar. 356/2 Before I could take up the trick, the man at my right seized it, saying: ‘Hooray for my left bower!’ 1971 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 22 Sept. 6 b/1 Can you take up trump without any in your hand and make trump on the left bower. For example if you have the jack of diamonds and a heart is turned up, can you make it diamonds? 1995 J. Hildebrand Mapping Farm x. 154 Ed lays the ten of hearts. Sharon trumps it with the left bower. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829 |
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