| 单词 | on strap |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (the) strap 14. slang. Credit, trust. on (the) strap. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > credit creance1399 trust1509 credence?a1513 credit1542 tick1668 strap1828 jawbone1862 sock1874 cred1973 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Strap, credit, trust. 1876 W. Cudworth Round about Bradford 146 Meal and milk..were had from the neighbouring farmhouses, and in reckoning for the latter a system of ‘strap’ then existed which was easily checked by both buyer and seller. This was done by what was called a ‘milk stick’. a1890 J. Brown Literæ laureatæ (1890) 106 With willing hand I drain the brazen tap, Or draw the cork, or estimate the strap. 1894 H. Caine Manxman iv. ix It was a trick of the devil to deal with you, and forget to pay strap (the price). 1894 H. Caine Manxman v. xxi Himself going round to pay the grocer what had been put on ‘strap’ while he was at Kinsale. 1896 Daily News 21 Feb. 6/7 There was plenty to be had without paying for it. No one else paid that he saw. Whether they had ‘strap’ he did not know. < as lemmas |
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