| 单词 | road apples |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroad apples road apples n. [perhaps compare German Pferdeapfel, lit. ‘horse apple’, in the same sense (18th cent. or earlier)] North American slang horse droppings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > excrement horse-dunga1475 horse manure1843 road apples1923 1923 Chicago Defender 6 Jan. 6/6 We had a notion to take a shot at a few road apples ourself, but they had no tents large enough for our manly figure. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §124/2 Road apples, horse dung. 1951 ‘M. Spillane’ One Lonely Night v. 112 Smart? Sure, just like road apples that happen behind horses. 1970 J. H. Gray Boy from Winnipeg 53 The best pucks were always those supplied by passing horses, ‘road apples’ we called them. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 Aug. i. 2/3 A dog named Rusty who was, sadly, addicted to road apples. < as lemmas |
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