单词 | three-time |
释义 | > as lemmasthree-time three-time adj. that has occurred or been done three times; of a person, to whom something has happened, or who has achieved something, three times; spec. three-time loser, a person who has served three prison sentences. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > repeated or recurring > a specific number of times bi-diurnal1851 three-time1908 zillionth1941 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > occurring three times three-time1908 1908 J. Kelley Thirteen Years Oregon Penitentiary vii. 81 Pat came back again; he was a three-time loser. 1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 56 Loser noun, current amongst prison habitues. An ex-convict... Examples: ‘Three-time losers cop life in some states.’ 1943 P. Cheyney You can always Duck vi. 96 He's a three-time killer. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 6 d/1 The Cats..will be led into tomorrow's meet by three-time All-America selection Thom Hunt and 1978 All-American choice Dirk Lakeman. < as lemmas |
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