| 单词 | three golden balls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthree golden balls three golden balls n. (also three balls; in early use also three blue balls) the sign of a pawnbroker.The sign is supposed by some to be derived from the coats of arms of the wealthy Medici family, which features a number (varying at different periods) of circles or balls. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > pawnshop > sign of three golden balls1748 society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop-front > sign or signboard > specific ale stake1396 ale-pole1523 pole1533 three golden balls1748 cigar-store Indian1926 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xvi. 131 He..unbuckled his hanger, and shewing me the sign of three blue balls, desired me to..pawn it. 1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings II. v. iv. 129 Pawn at some distant house, known by the sign of the three blue [1790 (ed. 2) golden] balls. 1839 T. Hood Fugitive Lines on Pawning Watch ix, in Hood's Own 236 I've gone to a dance for my supper; And now I must go to Three Balls! 1861 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 180 The brethren of the three golden balls. 1946 Bull. Business Hist. Soc. 20 117 The sign of the three balls is a common sight in the poorer sections of many American cities. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Oct. 19 Scotland has seen the number of pawnbrokers represented internationally by the sign of three golden balls increase by more than 30 per cent in the past decade. < as lemmas |
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