| 单词 | monkey ward's |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMonkey Ward's Monkey Ward's n. (also Monkey Ward) [ < humorous substitution of monkey for Montgomery in the proprietary name Montgomery Ward] U.S. colloquial Montgomery Ward, a retail company selling through mail-order catalogues and department store outlets; (also) such an outlet or catalogue. ΚΠ 1905 Newcastle (Wyoming) News-Jrnl. 9 June 5/5 (advt.) Ask ‘Monkey-Ward’ to Carry You for Ninety Days'. 1912 H. S. Truman Let. 17 Dec. in Dear Bess (1983) i. ii. 106 Nor Monkey Ward's nor the ten-cent store. 1933 L. Dent in G. G. Roberts Cent a Story (1986) 81 ‘Where'd you get that, sister?’ ‘From Monkey Ward.’ 1991 M. L. Lindvall Good News from North Haven 46 She'd better order the new slacks she was going to send for from Monkey Ward's in a 34-inch waist. 2011 M. E. Snodgrass Civil War Era & Reconstruction (2015) 420/1 Montgomery Ward became so familiar to families that they nicknamed the firm ‘Monkey Ward’. Its merchandise tended toward the practical rather than the chic. < as lemmas |
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