| 单词 | toy and tackle |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoy and tackle d. Criminals' slang. A watch. Frequently in toy and tackle: a watch and chain. Now rare and dated. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] clock1559 pocket watch?1576 watch1590 munter1594 tattler1688 loge1699 yack1789 thimble1819 ticker1821 toy1826 super1857 kettle1889 1826 Sessions Papers 21 Sept. 546/2 James Boyce..said ‘The b—g—r has got no toy’; I had no watch. 1877 J. W. Horsley Jottings from Jail (1887) i. 17 He was very tricky at getting a poge or a toy, but he would not touch toys because we was afraid of being turned over. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 June 2/1 Should he remain in blind ignorance the ‘toy’ and ‘tackle’ are transferred to the handkerchief. 1912 E. Pugh City of World x. 274 He's got to know whether his toy and tackle is a real clock and slang or only a measly Brummagem fake. 1953 L. Gordon Peepshow into Paradise i. i. 18 In the underworld the word has another import, for in thieves' slang a ‘toy and tackle’ means a watch and chain, and a ‘toy getter’ the ancient calling of watch-stealer. < as lemmas |
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