单词 | paddyland |
释义 | > as lemmasPaddyland Paddyland n. slang (derogatory) Ireland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > Ireland > [noun] Western Isle1557 shamrockshire1689 Teagueland1689 Wolfland1692 Green Island1797 Green Isle1812 the (old) sod1812 Paddyland1828 (is)land of saints1888 1828 T. Moore Brunswick Echoes in Times 18 Oct. 2/6 In the bogs of old Paddy-land. 1952 P. Larkin Let. 18 July in Sel. Lett. (1992) 186 The next month will be very peaceful & quiet, I hope: except for expensive trips to Paddyland. 2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 June 13 His tour of the counties of Ireland, plods relentlessly on, the contours of Paddyland become ever more precise. < as lemmas |
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