| 单词 | brother chip |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrother chip d. A fellow member of a particular trade or profession. Chiefly in brother chip; cf. brother n. 6a. Now rare (archaic). In quot. 1763, with reference to a shipwright; cf. sense 7. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > follower of occupation as profession > members of the same profession qualitya1586 calling1589 profession1610 chip1763 1763 Let. 30 Apr. in R. Fisher Heart of Oak 66 Your request have answered, as a brother chip. 1778 Morning Post 9 Oct. He is in general a good observer of Hamlet's advice to his brother chip. 1841 People's Monitor & Warren Democrat 12 Oct. We have heard it said of one of his fellow chips of the Town where he lives. 1884 Birmingham Daily Post 28 July 5/1 Even a Parnellite will help a brother chip when he is in distress. 1955 S. H. Adams Grandfather Stories 119 Though not a brother-chip of our nautical fraternity, he is equally notorious. < as lemmas |
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