| 单词 | poor pilgarlic |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoor Pilgarlic b. Used by a speaker in self-pitying or self-deprecating reference to himself or herself: I, me, myself. Frequently in poor Pilgarlic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [noun] > pitiable person wretcha1500 foolc1525 elf1573 poor hearta1600 pilgarlic1694 perisher1896 1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Epidicus v. i, in tr. Plautus Comedies 116 They cou'dn't save poor Pilgarlick from going to Pot. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 75 They went all to the Opera; and so poor Pilgarlick came Home alone. 1787 Daily Universal Reg. 9 July 3/3 Madam squalls, the dog barks, the Colonel roars, And poor Pilgarlic was kick'd out of doors. 1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 173 Little Summers and I—poor Pilgarlic—were so entirely consumed with disgust. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Pilgarlic.., one's self. Thus a thief will inform a pal that pilgarlic was engaged in any given undertaking. 1928 Times 4 July 9/3 If the new tenant was going to be fleeced, who would the tenant fleece in his turn? It would be poor old Pilgarlick. < as lemmas |
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