| 单词 | she-lion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshe-lion she-lion n. (a) a lioness (also figurative); †(b) slang (a punning altered name for) a shilling (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > shilling s.1387 solidus?a1475 shilling1533 teston1543 twelvepence1563 bord1567 twelvepenny piece1594 sh.1607 hog1673 twelver1699 she-lion1744 grunter1785 twalpenny worth1786 bob1789 pega1790 tower shilling1800 little shilling1826 deaner1839 rogue and villain1857 stag1857 hole1934 1568 Bible (Bishops') Nahum ii. 12 The lion made his praye aboundauntly for his Whelpes, and strangled for his she lions, and hath filled his dennes with pray, and his abyding places with spoyle. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad iv. 82 As a She-Lyon..That finds, whilst Hunger, Her from home did call,..a bold Massylian shepherd lurcht them [sc. her whelps] from her Hold. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 115 A Chase between a She Lion, or Lioness, and a large Deer. 1744 G. North Let. 5 Aug. in J. Nichols Lit. Anecd. 18th Cent. (1812) V. 429 I congratulate you on your year of silence being expired, and wish you great plenty of she-lions [shillings]. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue She-Lion, a shilling. 1898 Cosmopolitan Oct. 648/2 The passion of protection, that a she-lion may feel for her cub. 1920 A. Abdullah Ten Foot Chain i. 19 Her waist like the waist of a she-lion. 2006 L. Wingate Talk of Town 327 I didn't care if Ursula ruined me in LA. For once, I was going to come out on top. The she-lion would not be leaving me bleeding on the floor today. < as lemmas |
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