| 单词 | turtle-feast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasturtle-feast turtle-feast n. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > feast by type of food ambigu1669 oyster feast1718 waffle frolic1744 turtle-frolic1750 turtle-feast1753 turtle1771 turtle-dinner1805 waffle party1808 whitebait dinner1809 blood feast1832 sausage party1848 luau1853 pig roast1887 corn-roast1899 hog roast1908 marshmallow roast1914 spit roast1927 1753 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) III. 12 Knightly..has been entertaining all the parishes round with a turtle-feast. 1760 G. Lyttelton Dialogues of Dead xix. 204 A Turtle feast is a Novelty to me. 1761 O. Goldsmith in Public Ledger 17 Sept. 889/1 The Mayor and Aldermen..celebrating the royal nuptials by a magnificent turtle feast. 1793 Ld. H. Spencer in Ld. Auckland's Corr. (1862) III. 112 Count Bernstorff gave us a turtle-feast at his château. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xli. 377 An alderman coming from a turtle feast will not step out of his carriage to steal a leg of mutton. < as lemmas |
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