单词 | pinch-belly |
释义 | > as lemmaspinch-belly pinch-belly n. Brit. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃbɛli/ , U.S. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃˌbɛli/ now rare a mean or miserly person, esp. one who is sparing with food; frequently attributive.ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > entertainment with food > one mean with food meatnithinga1200 pinchcrust1582 pinch-gut1619 pinch-belly1648 pinch-commons1821 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Spaer-beck,..a Sparer,..or a Pinch-belly. 1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (1754) App. 318 I am against all extremes, and especially on the pinch-belly side. 1844 Times 22 Apr. 4/3 The pinch-belly system has been adopted as a radical cure for plethoric paupers. 1974 W. Foley Child in Forest 190 After two pinch-belly jobs, the chance to work in the house of a remote hundred-acre farm in Wales seemed a good idea. < as lemmas |
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