| 单词 | vinegar stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvinegar stick vinegar stick n. a sword or walking-stick with a vinaigrette (sense 3) fitted into the handle (now Historical); also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > sword-stick, etc. Jacob's staff1596 tuck-cane1700 tuck-stick1765 sword-cane1837 tickler1844 sword-stick1858 vinegar stick1935 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 129/2 Vinegar stick, a stilletto; a long bladed knife; a sword. 1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Nov. 21/1 The forerunner of the vinaigrette was the vinegar stick, a walking stick with a hollow head for a vinegar~soaked sponge. 1979 ‘J. Gash’ Grail Tree vi. 60 You get them in all shapes, even as ‘vinegar sticks’, where the container is cleverly made into the handle of a sword or walking-stick. < as lemmas |
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