| 单词 | to drown the shamrock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drown the shamrock b. to drown the shamrock: to drink, or go drinking, in honour of the shamrock, on St. Patrick's day. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > freely > on St. Patrick's day to drown the shamrock1888 1726 C. Threlkeld Synopsis Stirpium Hibernicarum at Trifolium This Plant is worn by the People..upon..St. Patrick's Day. It being a current Tradition, that by this Three Leafed Grass, he emblematically set forth to them the Mystery of the Holy Trinity. However that be, when they wet their Seamar-oge, they often commit Excess in Liquor, which is not a right keeping of a Day to the Lord.] 1888 Daily Tel. 22 Mar. (Farmer) An Irishman..on Saturday last resolved to drown the shamrock in the orthodox fashion. 1901 Daily Tel. 18 Mar. 10/6 The oportunities for ‘drowning the shamrock’ were commendably abbreviated by the law. < as lemmas |
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