| 单词 | to do the downy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the downy 1. A bed. Also in to do the downy: to lie in bed. slang. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > [noun] restOE bedc995 laira1000 couch1340 littera1400 libbege1567 pad1703 spond1763 fleabag1811 dab1812 snooze1819 downy1846 kip1879 the hay1903 Uncle Ned1925 rack1939 fart sack1943 sack1943 pit1948 uncle1982 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 117/2 Dab, a letter, doss, downey, bed. 1847 W. T. Porter Quarter Race Kentucky 58 The candidate yawned, looked at his bed,..finally..seating himself upon ‘the downy’. 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) vii. 59 This'll never do..! Cutting chapel to do the downy! 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xlv. 347 The Colonel was lodged safe in his downey. 1918 R. S. Peabody Let. 24 Aug. in A. R. Parsons et al. War Lett. (1921) 486 The minute the moon went down up we would dash and seek our downies. 1949 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 20 Feb. c8 The many chilly mornings when I have been dug out of my downy by the frantic ringing of Mr. Bell's device of the devil. 1968 Gloss. Brit. Argot (Paramount Pictures) Do the downy, remain in bed. < as lemmas |
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