| 单词 | missionary barrel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmissionary barrel missionary barrel n. U.S. a barrel or box of clothing and other goods supplied to a remote missionary by his or her church. ΚΠ 1866 Debates & Proc. Nat. Council Congregational Churches (Amer. Congregational Assoc.) 424 What we cannot give away in our own parish,..we put into the Home Missionary barrels, and send them to the home missionaries to give away.] 1885 Amer. Missionary May 150 Letter..written by one of the Indian girls..in reply to a little girl who sent a bonnet in a missionary barrel. 1952 J. H. Giles 40 Acres & No Mule 183 The next time you pack a missionary barrel remember that I wear a size 14 dress, a 6-½ shoe, and I am badly in need of a lightweight, rainproof coat! 1992 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) 615/2 Part of that help came in the form of the missionary barrel, which was a box of clothing for his family, sent by an eastern congregation that had ‘adopted’ him. < as lemmas |
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