单词 | pot-washings |
释义 | > as lemmaspot-washings pot-washings n. residual slops left after washing dirty cooking utensils, dishwater; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > left-over food reliefc1300 ortc1325 broken meatc1384 scrapsa1387 reversionc1450 remissalsc1460 superfluities1483 levet1528 sheet-shaking1543 table crumb1566 relics1576 off-falling1607 analects1623 voiding1680 voidance1740 leftover1866 pot-washings1912 slarts1913 1912 C. N. Moody Saints of Formosa ix. 195 They threatened to..feed her on the pot-washings with which the pigs are nourished. 1931 Times 18 Apr. 11/6 No poisoner would be worthy the name whose incompetence in compounding his poison was equal to that of the blockheads and clumsy villains who make up the horrible pot-washings and diluted ‘extracts’ sold..as coffee. 1950 R. P. Warren World Enough & Time v. 172 ‘By God,’ he said, ‘this country will not be given over to the pot-washings and scum of mankind.’ < as lemmas |
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