| 单词 | penny roll |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny roll penny roll n. now historical and rare ΚΠ 1766 B. Franklin in London Chron. 29 Nov. 524/1 'Tis fancied the streets are paved with penny rolls, the houses tiled with pancakes, [etc.]. 1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights i. iii, in Comedies 160 I will hack you like a penny-roll! 1920 Times 18 Oct. 12 The rise in the cost of bread has been accompanied by the disappearance of another of London's pennyworths. The penny roll in the teashops is now to cost 1½d. 2003 This is Local London (Nexis) 21 Mar. Mother used to send us over [to the bakery] to buy five penny rolls as a treat some mornings. < as lemmas |
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