| 单词 | oak towel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoak towel oak towel n. slang (now rare) a stout stick or cudgel made of oak. ΚΠ 1723 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. 180 Yet 'cause he's honest, Knaves must count him high, And then to please the Tribe that lower fly, He must within the Reach of Nob's Oak-Towel lie. 1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross I. xi. 210 If you persist in playin' at marbles, chuck farthin', and flyin' kites, instead of attendin' in the stable, I'll send you back to the charity school from whence you came, where you'll be rubbed down twice a day with an oak towel. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 396/1 Oak towel..a stout oaken stick. There is an allusion here to ‘wiping’ or ‘dressing one down’. 1946 W. L. Gresham Nightmare Alley 250 You got the bulls standing there with oak towels in their hands, all ready to rub you down. < as lemmas |
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