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单词 the throw
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the throw
b. colloquial (originally U.S.). a throw: used adverbially in stating the price of something, or how much a turn or spell at doing or using something costs. Also occasionally the throw.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [adverb] > at the rate of
at (also after) the (or a) rate of1497
a time1597
a throw1886
1886 Boston Daily Globe 4 Nov. 2/4 When a feller is thirsty.., with whiskey ten or fifteen cents a throw, why, bay rum is as good a bracer as you want.
1898 F. P. Dunne Mr. Dooley in Peace & War 101 Smaller thin New York, but th' livin' was cheaper, with Mon'gahela rye at five a throw, put ye'er hand around th' glass.
1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 177 Beer or wine at a jitney a throw.
1958 B. Malamud Magic Barrel 30 A column..inviting contributions in the form of stories at five bucks the thousand-word throw.
1966 N. Freeling Dresden Green i. 38 Coffee-table books..at a hundred and forty francs the throw.
1975 Author Winter 153 The cost of research... The BBC Archives charge £2 a throw.
2006 Independent 5 Aug. 51/6 He commands £10,000 a throw for his appearances.
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