单词 | smoke-ho |
释义 | smoke-hosmoke-ohn. colloquial (chiefly Australian, New Zealand, and Nautical). 1. A stoppage of work in order to rest and smoke. More generally, a tea-break, a rest period. Also, a cup of tea or a snack taken at work. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > specific nooning1552 after-dinner1576 wheta1628 High Mail1676 High Mall1712 Sabbath-day1734 Blue Monday1790 noonscape1819 noon-spell1839 children's hour1853 smoke-ho1874 welting1964 society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > rest or resting from work smoke-ho1874 spelling1911 stoppo1938 1874 L. J. Kennaway Crusts 124 Sawyers, and stock~men, carpenters, packers, shinglers and loafers, Smoke as they work to assist them, and then knock off for a ‘smoke oh!’ 1881 Adelaide Observer 31 Dec. 46 I must go to ‘smoke O’. 1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ viii This done, it was ‘Smoke-oh!’ The luxury of that rest and refreshment was something to be grateful for. 1898 M. Davitt Life & Progr. Australasia lxxvi. 424 There is a ‘smoke-ho’ time allowed in a few of the prisons. 1900 H. Lawson On Track 133 We go through the day..in runs of about an hour and 20 minutes between smoke-ho's. 1930 V. Palmer Passage 247 At smoko, when they took a spell in the middle of loading the boat..the talk was of Lew. 1938 F. A. Worsley First Voy. in Square-rigged Ship iii. 56 ‘Five minutes' smoke-oh,’ was the mate's reply. 1942 ‘S. Campion’ Bonanza i. 21 C'm'on, now, cobbers, we'll go make ourselves smoke-o, eh? Nuthin' like a cuppa. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait iii. 26 A billy of tea and a slice of brownie..a smoko tea suitable for a half-caste. 1954 T. Ronan Vision Splendid 179 If you blokes aren't coming down for your smoko I'll throw it away. 1961 G. Foulser Seaman's Voice ix. 136 It was then ‘kaffetid’ or smoko as U.K. seamen call it. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot xiii. 456 It was just on smoke-o. The machines were easing... It was now time to relax. 1963 H. C. de Mierre Long Voy. i. 7 The stevedores broke off for their mid-morning ‘smoke-ho’. 1970 D. M. Davin Not here, not Now vi. i. 274 An hour off to eat and then on again from one till three. Another smoko then, and on again till five. 1972 P. Newton Sheep Thief iii. 27 By ‘smoko’ time..the three drovers had arrived in from the back. 1978 O. White Silent Reach viii. 85 Margan..let the big truck roll to a standstill. ‘Smoke-oh,’ he announced. 2. = smoke concert n. at smoke n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > a performance > [noun] > concert > types of Philharmonic concert1740 benefit-concert1759 chamber concert1760 recital1762 Dutch concert1774 concert performance1777 philharmonica1796 musical soirée1821 sacred concert1832 soirée musicale1836 promenade concert1839 pianoforte recital1840 ballad concert1855 piano recital1855 Monday pop1862 Pop1862 promenade1864 popular1865 Schubertiad1869 recitative1873 organ recital1877 pop concert1880 smoker1887 smoke concert1888 café concert1891 prom1902 smoke-ho1918 smoking-concert1934 hootenanny1940 opry1940 Liederabend1958 1918 G. A. Taylor Those were Days 30 The State Governor was present, and it was a rare incident for that distinguished party to grace an Art Society ‘Smoko’. 1957 D. Niland Call me when Cross turns Over vii. 170 He chopped wood for hotels and boarding-houses, and some~times was roped in as an entertainer at smokos and concerts. 1976 Australian 24 Apr. 18 The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Whitlam, worked in his Sydney office and attended a ‘smoko’ at Wentworthville RSL club last night. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1874 |
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