单词 | muffin man |
释义 | > as lemmasmuffin man muffin man n. now historical a seller of muffins. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of bakery goods pieman1301 waferer1362 wafroner1457 bun-seller1653 cake man1662 cake boy1776 muffin man1810 1810 Splendid Follies II. 6 A muffin-man. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair 624 The Destitute Orange-girl, the Neglected Washerwoman, the Distressed Muffin-man, find in her a fast and generous friend. 1970 Country Life 17 Dec. 1199/1 The comic antics of characters that have vanished for ever, such as the lamp-lighter, the muffin-man, and the errand-boy. 1993 M. J. Staples Pearly Queen (BNC) 100 In the winter, a muffin man's baize-covered tray was laden mainly with crumpets. < as lemmas |
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