| 单词 | tallow pot |
| 释义 | > as lemmastallow pot tallow pot n. U.S. and Australian slang the fireman on a locomotive engine. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > train-staff > fireman fireman1849 bakehead1907 tallow pot1914 1914 Dial. Notes 4 164 Tallow pot,..the fireman of a locomotive. 1929 Bookman July 524/1 I'm surprised to find a student tallow-pot up in the cab takin' orders from the bakehead. 1960 Listener 18 Aug. 250/2 Firemen are ‘tallowpots’ or ‘bakebrains’. 1968 Amer. Speech 43 289 Tallow pot,..originally, before the days of lube oil, a fireman was so-called because he had to get out onto the steam chest of the engine with a can of tallow and hold it so the lubricant would be drawn into the cylinder. < as lemmas |
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