单词 | turpentine state |
释义 | > as lemmasTurpentine State Turpentine State n. U.S. see quot. 1859. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > North and South Carolina Palmetto State1835 Turpentine State1850 1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers I. v. 46 The danger is, we may stick in the Turpentine State. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) Turpentine State, the State of North Carolina, so called from the quantity of turpentine obtained from its pine forests. < as lemmas |
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