| 单词 | to follow the drum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto follow the drum P2. to follow the drum: to be a soldier; (also) to accompany the army, to be a camp follower. ΚΠ 1575 G. Gascoigne Fruites of Warre iii, in Posies sig. b.j I meane to tell what race they ronne, Who followe Drummes before they knowe the dubbe. ?a1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 197 As when I us'd in scarlet to follow a drum. 1941 R. Graves Proceed, Sergeant Lamb i. 8 A soldier's wife of the tough breed, who had followed the drum for thirty years. 2008 Worcester News (Nexis) 16 June He delights in..sleeping under the stars, perhaps rekindling the memories of the days when he followed the drum. < as lemmas |
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