单词 | barn-storming |
释义 | > as lemmasbarn-storming barnstormer n. (a) applied depreciatively to a strolling player; whence barn-storming; (b) U.S. Aeronautics (see quot. barn n. and barnstorm v. 2c). Π 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 3 Barn stormers, theatrical performers who travel the country and act in barns, selecting short and frantic pieces to suit the rustic taste. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 June 5/1 If this be barn-storming, Betterton and Garrick were barn-stormers. 1928 Daily Mail 7 May 6/4 Barnstormers, itinerant flyers, appearing at fairs and race tracks, like Lindbergh in his earlier years. 1930 Punch 19 Mar. 330/1 Those barn-stormers who tore the play's passions and the spectators' heart-strings to shreds. < as lemmas |
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