英语词汇“saint monday”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Saint Monday n. used with reference to the practice among workmen of being idle on Monday, as a consequence of drunkenness on the Sunday; chiefly in phrase to keep Saint Monday.

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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > on Monday

Saint Monday1753

to whip the cat1897

1753 Scots Mag. Apr. 208/1 (title) St. Monday; or, the tipling tradesmen.

1804 M. Edgeworth To-morrow vii, in Pop. Tales III. 378 It is a custom in Ireland, among shoemakers, if they intoxicate themselves on Sunday, to do no work on Monday; and this they call making a saint-monday.

1857 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1858) I. vii. 22 An assemblage of artisans keeping Saint Monday.

1890 E. Roper By Track & Trail (1891) xvii. 255 Ah Sin loses no time in holiday..he has no St. Mondays.

单词	saint monday
释义	> as lemmas Saint Monday Saint Monday n. used with reference to the practice among workmen of being idle on Monday, as a consequence of drunkenness on the Sunday; chiefly in phrase to keep Saint Monday. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > on Monday Saint Monday1753 to whip the cat1897 1753 Scots Mag. Apr. 208/1 (title) St. Monday; or, the tipling tradesmen. 1804 M. Edgeworth To-morrow vii, in Pop. Tales III. 378 It is a custom in Ireland, among shoemakers, if they intoxicate themselves on Sunday, to do no work on Monday; and this they call making a saint-monday. 1857 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1858) I. vii. 22 An assemblage of artisans keeping Saint Monday. 1890 E. Roper By Track & Trail (1891) xvii. 255 Ah Sin loses no time in holiday..he has no St. Mondays. extracted from saintadj.n. < as lemmas
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