| 单词 | to whip the cat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto whip the cat 14. to draw through the water with a cat, also to whip the cat: to practise a practical joke, thus described by Grose:‘A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows, by laying a wager with them that they may be pulled through a pond by a cat; the bet being made, a rope is fastened round the waist of the person to be catted, and the end thrown across the pond, to which the cat is also fastened by a pack-thread, and three or four sturdy fellows are appointed to lead and whip the cat; these on a signal given, seize the end of the cord, and pretending to whip the cat, haul the astonished booby through the water.’ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > play tricks [phrase] to do or make a blenk or blencha1250 to play (a person) a pageant1530 to give one the geck1568 to play a paw1568 to draw through the water with a cat1631 come1714 to run one's rig upon1793 to come (the) paddy over1809 to work a traverse1840 to go on, have, take a lark1884 to pull a fast one1912 to take for a ride1925 to pull a person's pissera1935 to pull a person's chain1975 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre i. iv. 9 in Wks. II I'll be drawne with a good Gib-cat, through the great pond at home. 1682 in London Gaz. No. 1725/3 We hope, sir, that this Nation will be too Wise, to be drawn twice through the same Water by the very same Cat. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Catting, drawing a Fellow through a Pond with a Cat. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Cat-whipping 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Whip-the-Cat. 1876 Times 13 Aug. Drawing a cat through the Lea [Trial for manslaughter at Central Criminal Court 10 Aug. 1876]. 1888 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 5 310. to whip the cat a. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technical colloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained. †(a) To get drunk; ? = ‘to shoot the cat’. (b) ? To lay the blame of one's offences on some one else. (c) To work as an itinerant tailor, carpenter, etc. at private houses by the day. (d) To play a practical joke, for description of which see cat n.1 14 (e) To practise extreme parsimony. (f) To shirk work on Monday. (g) Cards. (See quot. 1854.) (h) Australian and New Zealand. To complain or moan. Cf. whip-cat adj. and n. at whip- comb. form 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > get drunk drunkenc1000 to wash one's face in an ale clout1550 to shoe the goose, gosling1566 to catch, hunt the fox1599 to swallow a tavern-token1601 to read Geneva print1608 to whip the cat1622 inebriate1626 to hunt a tavern-fox1635 fox1649 mug1653 to fuddle one's cap or nose1663 to lose one's legs1770 gin1789 stone1858 to beer up1884 slop1899 to get, have, tie a bun on1901 shicker1906 souse1921 lush1926 to cop a reeler1937 to tie one on1951 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > get exemption [verb (intransitive)] > transfer responsibility to another to whip the cat1793 let George do it1909 to pass the buck (to)1912 the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > be niggardly or mean [verb (intransitive)] > extremely to flay a flint1653 to skin a flint1656 to whip the cata1825 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (intransitive)] > be a tailor or work as a tailor > at private houses by day to whip the cata1825 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > make footwear [verb (intransitive)] > of shoemaker: work at private house by day to whip the cat1845 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > play whist [verb (intransitive)] > take tricks to whip the cat1854 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > work with wood [verb (intransitive)] > of carpenter: work privately by day to whip the cat1859 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)] murkeOE misspeakOE yomer971 chidea1000 murkenOE grutch?c1225 mean?a1300 hum13.. plainta1325 gruntc1325 plainc1325 musea1382 murmurc1390 complain1393 contrary1393 flitec1400 pinea1425 grummec1430 aggrudge1440 hoinec1440 mutterc1450 grudge1461 channerc1480 grunch1487 repine1529 storm?1553 expostulate1561 grumblea1586 gruntle1591 chunter1599 swagger1599 maunder1622 orp1634 objurgate1642 pitter1672 yelp1706 yammer1794 natter1804 murgeon1808 groan1816 squawk1875 jower1879 grouse1887 beef1888 to whip the cat1892 holler1904 yip1907 peeve1912 grouch1916 nark1916 to sound off1918 create1919 moana1922 crib1925 tick1925 bitch1930 gripe1932 bind1942 drip1942 kvetchc1950 to rag on1979 wrinch2011 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > on Monday Saint Monday1753 to whip the cat1897 1622 J. Taylor Arrant Thiefe (1625) C 2 b To be a Drunkard, and the cat to whip, Is call'd the king of all good Fellowship. 1793 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 19 June in Daily Chron. (1902) 5 July 5/1 ‘Whipping the Cat!’:—‘Mirabeau's ashes were dispersed as belonging to a traitor, by the patriot Brissot, who is styled a villain by the patriot Egalité,’ [etc.]. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) To whip the cat, to practise the most pinching parsimony, grudging even shreds and scraps to the cat. In Suffolk the phrase..is applied to a practice..of the village tailor going from house to house to work. 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. iii. 13 Made shoes, a trade he prosecuted in an itinerating manner from house to house—‘whipping the cat’, as it was termed. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 395 When one of the players at the game of whist wins all the tricks in one deal, he is said to whip the cat. 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang Whipping the cat, when an operative works at a private house by the day,—term amongst tailors and carpenters. 1892 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 May 10/3 Now he only ‘whips the cat’ at the bottom of the Carlton poll. 1897 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang To whip the cat is modern working-men's slang for shirking work and enjoying oneself on Monday. 1909 T. H. Thompson Ballads about Business 12 You could make tenners den like vinkin', dough Now you are vippin' der cat. 1911 Triad 10 June 18 Tell him [sc. a misled person] he has leave to go and whip the cat. 1948 V. Palmer Golconda xxiii. 194 If there's anything wants doing you've only got to ask Macy Donovan... And he makes light of it, too. No whipping the cat: no setting himself up as a little tin god. < as lemmas |
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