| 单词 | tommyhood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtommyhood ˈtommyhood n. now rare (in various occasional uses) the state or condition of being ‘Tommy’ or a ‘Tommy’; see also quot. 1832.In quots. 1857, 1902: the state of being a young boy, boyhood (‘Tommy’ being a typical familiar name for a young boy).In quot. 1935: the state of being an adult cat (cf. Tom n.1 4a, tomcat n. 1). ΚΠ 1832 Age 4 Nov. 357/3 At this dinner the twofold Tommyhood of modern poetry [i.e. Thomas Campbell and Thomas Moore] were severally anxious. 1857 J. Miller Alcohol (1858) 66 (note) The razor is kept from Tommy in his Tommyhood. 1902 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 550 The poor little slum gamin, whose end is so often tragic, enjoys his abbreviated Tommyhood as much as any. 1935 Moulton (Iowa) Weekly Tribune 11 Apr. At the Jim Sparks farm there is an old hen that has taken unto herself the job of rearing to Tommyhood four small kittens. < as lemmas |
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