单词 | peanut-parcher |
释义 | > as lemmaspeanut-parcher peanut-parcher n. U.S. slang = peanut roaster n. (b). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [noun] > puffing or hissing peanut roaster1872 peanut-parcher1913 1913 Atlanta Constit. 18 Oct. 6/5 This afternoon a peanut parcher—canopied wagon type—exploded on Broad street while a busy crowd was on the sidewalk near it. 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris iii. viii. 261 ‘Narcissa'll take you..in her car.’.. ‘In that little peanut-parcher?’ 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 228 The diminutive locomotive and its shrill peanut-parcher whistle. < as lemmas |
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