| 单词 | six upon four |
| 释义 | > as lemmassix upon four g. Nautical slang. six upon four: (on) short rations (i.e. four men's food shared between six men). ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > scanty or insufficient pittance?c1225 short commons1541 six upon four1829 1829 D. Jerrold Black-ey'd Susan ii. ii. 31 May you live a life of ban-yan days, and be put six upon four for't. 1843 J. F. Cooper Ned Myers 78 As to food, we were kept ‘six upon four’ the whole time I was prisoner. 1843 J. F. Cooper Ned Myers 86 Put at ‘six upon four’ again. < as lemmas |
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