单词 | teapot |
释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : tea-potn. > as lemmastea-pot tea-pot v. to present with a tea-pot (Obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > present > present with other specific thing hamper1838 tea-pot1842 bunch1901 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > reward or recompense [verb (transitive)] > present with testimonial > specific tea-pot1842 1842 J. Paget Let. 25 July in Mem. & Lett. (1901) 117 My pupils have proposed to make a demonstration in my favour, and have asked me if they may open a subscription to ‘tea-pot’ or commit some similar dignity upon me. 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) v. 42 Gentlemen who get upon their legs to return thanks for having been ‘tea-potted’. 1881 V. Lush Jrnl. 26 Oct. (1975) 247 I reminded him that for some time past I had been mulcted of my stipend and that to be ‘tea-potted’ under such circumstances seemed to me to be a case parallel to that of allowing a man to starve and when he is dead to give him an expensive funeral. < see also as lemmas |
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