| 单词 | the tap |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(the) Tap a. A taproom or tap-house. colloquial. Also spec. at Eton College: (the) Tap, a place where beer is sold to pupils at Eton. 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 1725 New Canting Dict. at Tape The Renters of the Tap..in Newgate. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 72 Rabbit him! the tap will be ruined. 1837 J. D. Lang Hist. Acct. New S. Wales II. 102 He had been drinking in the Tap over-night. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 87 Guard emerges from the tap, where he prefers breakfasting. 1865 Etoniana 23 The ‘Tap’ and the Christopher had their earlier prototypes. 1917 A. Huxley Let. 30 Sept. (1969) 134 They were regrettably caught at the time just entering Tap. 1980 Sunday Times 14 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 94/3 On the other days I'm free and I go for a drink to Tap. < as lemmas |
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