| 单词 | spit and sawdust |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspit and sawdust c. spit and sawdust: the floor covering (esp. formerly) typical of the general bar of a public house (see quot. 1937); hence, the bar itself. Frequently attributive (also transferred). Cf. sawdust n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tap-room or bar tapstryc1460 ale stand1588 tap1725 bar-room1797 taproom1807 estaminet1814 saloon1841 sample room1865 cantina1892 mahogany1896 beverage room1936 spit and sawdust1937 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > floorcloth > types of wax-cloth1816 linoleum1878 corticine1880 cork carpet1906 lino1907 cork lino1909 spit and sawdust1937 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang Add. 995/1 Spit and sawdust, a general saloon in a public-house: C. 20. Ex the sawdust sprinkled on the floor and the spitting on to the sawdust. 1969 D. Clark Death after Evensong ii. 40 Where shall I start? In the spit and sawdust? I take it you'll do the saloon bar yourself. 1971 R. Busby Deadlock x. 158 The Porter's Arms, a spit and sawdust public house near the markets. 1972 Guardian 24 Feb. 10/2 Pub styles polarize into ‘Spit and Sawdust’..and ‘Architects' Fanciful’. 1976 Rhyl Jrnl. & Advertiser 9 Dec. 1/1 He thought that a ‘rough and ready, spit and sawdust affair’ could be produced and made available for consideration at the council's estimates meetings. 1977 Lancashire Life Mar. 58/2 They also convert buildings into billiard clubs, where the decor is attractive and the spit-and-sawdust era is just a memory. < as lemmas |
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