英语词汇“to beat the booby”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† slang. to beat the booby: to slap or rub one's hands over one's body, arms, etc., as a way of stimulating the circulation and warming oneself; cf. to beat goose at beat v.¹ Phrases 1. Obsolete.

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1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Cuff To cuff Jonas, said of one..who beats his sides to keep himself warm in frosty weather; called also beating the booby.

1862 Golden Fleece Gaz. 2 July 8/1 ‘Beating the booby’ is that method of warming oneself with the arms, so peculiar to London cabmen.

1883 Country Gentleman 20 Jan. 62/2 It was painfully cold to-day..; even ‘beating the booby’ failed to induce or keep up circulation.

1898 Morning Bull. (Rockhampton, Queensland) 11 Oct. 6/4 Parker, no doubt, thought he was beating his breast with the most repentant sinner on the whole penitent form, but to me he seemed to be merely ‘beating the booby’.

单词	to beat the booby
释义	> as lemmas to beat the booby † slang. to beat the booby: to slap or rub one's hands over one's body, arms, etc., as a way of stimulating the circulation and warming oneself; cf. to beat goose at beat v.¹ Phrases 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Cuff To cuff Jonas, said of one..who beats his sides to keep himself warm in frosty weather; called also beating the booby. 1862 Golden Fleece Gaz. 2 July 8/1 ‘Beating the booby’ is that method of warming oneself with the arms, so peculiar to London cabmen. 1883 Country Gentleman 20 Jan. 62/2 It was painfully cold to-day..; even ‘beating the booby’ failed to induce or keep up circulation. 1898 Morning Bull. (Rockhampton, Queensland) 11 Oct. 6/4 Parker, no doubt, thought he was beating his breast with the most repentant sinner on the whole penitent form, but to me he seemed to be merely ‘beating the booby’. extracted from boobyn.¹ < as lemmas
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