| 单词 | maroon frolic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaroon frolic 2. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern) and Caribbean. In full maroon party (also †maroon frolic). An extended camping, hunting, or fishing trip in the country. Also more generally: a picnic, outing, or other communal gathering. Cf. marooning n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > a hunt or expedition huntinga950 hunting-matcha1637 maroon1779 drive1795 chevy1837 splitter1843 burning chase1854 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > outing or excursion > [noun] > type of summering1606 campaign1748 shoemaker's holiday1768 water-party1771 marooning1773 maroon1779 junket1814 pleasure cruise1837 straw ride1856 camp1865 pleasure cruising1880 hanami1891 mystery tour1926 mystery trip1931 awayday1972 gimmick1998 1779 I. Angell Diary (1899) 59 Lt. Cook..Come from the Meroon frolick last night. [Editor's note: A hunting or fishing trip, or excursion, in Southern United States, to camp out after the manner of the West Indian Maroons.] 1785 in S. Carolina Hist. & Geneal. Mag. (1912) 13 188 On Monday we form a maroon party to visit some saw mills. 1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron xxxii. 223 Feeling the necessity of refreshment, we alighted for a while beneath a tree by the roadside, for a maroon. 1852 C. W. Day Five Years Resid. W. Indies I. 207 I joined a maroon party down to the Carenage, about seven miles below Port of Spain. 1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage 372/1 Maroon... (Crcu, Grns) An annual communal village feast with religious purpose... (Bdos) (Obs) An outing and picnic with friends. < as lemmas |
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