英语词汇“letter racket”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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letter racket

letter racket n. colloquial (now rare) a dishonest or fraudulent scheme involving letters, esp. begging letters.

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1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 186 Letter-racket, going about to respectable houses with a letter or statement, detailing some case of extreme distress, as shipwreck, sufferings by fire, &c.

1895 Century June 296/1 If he does as I do,—sends letters of introduction,—his luck will probably be better. Here in Liverpool, for instance, we do fairly well at the letter racket.

1909 Illinois Issue 11 June 2/2 The letter racket is worked and the guileless Senator thinks that each one is a separate and distinct voter of his district.

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单词	letter racket
释义	> as lemmas letter racket letter racket n. colloquial (now rare) a dishonest or fraudulent scheme involving letters, esp. begging letters. ΚΠ 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 186 Letter-racket, going about to respectable houses with a letter or statement, detailing some case of extreme distress, as shipwreck, sufferings by fire, &c. 1895 Century June 296/1 If he does as I do,—sends letters of introduction,—his luck will probably be better. Here in Liverpool, for instance, we do fairly well at the letter racket. 1909 Illinois Issue 11 June 2/2 The letter racket is worked and the guileless Senator thinks that each one is a separate and distinct voter of his district. extracted from lettern.¹ < as lemmas
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