单词 | to put the wood in the hole |
释义 | > as lemmasto put the wood in the hole Originally and chiefly English regional (Yorkshire). to put the wood in the hole and variants: to close the door. Chiefly in imperative. ΚΠ 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 287 To put the wood in the hole (put t' wood i' t' hoil) is an expression often heard amongst knife-grinders as equivalent to ‘shut the door’. 1919 G. Benson Later Medieval York vii. 83 In the West Riding... ‘Put t'wood in t'hoil’ for ‘close the door’. 1991 S. Barstow Next of Kin vii. 114 ‘Sit thisen down. An' thee put t'wood in t'hoil, Josh lad.’ Ella rather wished he wouldn't as the cold air from outside cut the thickness of the odd smell. 2005 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 22 Dec. 25 If the door is open, ‘plug a bit of wood in that hole’. < as lemmas |
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