| 单词 | to fetch the farm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fetch the farm 8. slang. The infirmary of a prison. Chiefly in to fetch the farm: to be admitted to the prison infirmary, and hence to obtain special treatment and diet. Cf. fermery n. Now dated. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > infirmary in a prison prison hospital1784 farm1865 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments by diet > treat by diet [verb (intransitive)] > be treated by specific diet to fetch the farm1879 1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 146/1 Shortly after we were on our way to the ‘farm’. 1879 ‘Ticket-of-leave Man’ Convict Life vii. 167 After his conviction..he can ‘fetch the farm’, which is thieves' language for obtaining admission to the infirmary. 1887 Cornishman (Penzance) 13 Oct. 7/1 The dodges which would take place to ‘fetch the farm’, as the infirmary was wont to be described. 1934 L. Berg Prison Nurse ix. 116 Get him transferred to the prison ‘farm’ up at Greenkill for convalescence. 1938 Inverell (Austral.) Times 12 Aug. With that there leg he'll fetch the farm—hospital, I'd ought to say. 1987 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 59 842 ‘Fetching the farm’ (going to the infirmary) was reprieve from the daily routine, the prison doctor, a god who could prescribe rest and get you more or better food. < as lemmas |
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