| 单词 | soft plank |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoft plank soft plank n. Nautical slang (now historical) a relatively comfortable place to sleep or rest.See also to prick for a soft plank at prick v. 3b. ΚΠ 1794 Morning Chron. 11 Aug. Hurried on board as they were, there was no remedy but every man to choose, according to seniority, the softest plank in the cabin to lie on. 1801 G. Hanger Life II. iv. 297 His chum..will be content to get a lodging..without any expence [sic.] at all, by preferring a soft plank in the tap-room. 1878 R. H. Edgar Comic Hist. Heraldry xvi. 101 We cannot fancy him..taking sweet spirits of nitre before he picked out a soft plank well bestrewn with rushes on which to repose. 1910 D. W. Bone Brassbounder v. 56 In watch below we were assured of our rest, and even when ‘on deck’..were at liberty to seek out a soft plank and lie back. 2001 A. Savours Voy. Discov. i. vi. 49/2 A jolly evening..took place..aboard Morning, finishing about midnight, with everyone finding a soft plank to sleep on. < as lemmas |
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