单词 | plum-holder |
释义 | > as lemmasplum-holder plum-holder n. colloquial the holder of a ‘plum’ job. ΚΠ 1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times II. 435 The plum-holder of the city would very honestly and frankly ‘d—n all your nonsensical sentiment!’ 1897 W. C. Hazlitt Ourselves 30 The plum-holders, instead of sharing with their poorer brethren, ask the public to make up the deficiency. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 June 19/5 2,000 plum-holders in the middle reaches of the Carter Administration are busily preparing resumes. < as lemmas |
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