| 单词 | catch-fart |
| 释义 | > as lemmascatch-fart catch-fart n. slang (derogatory) (now historical) a foot servant or page.With allusion to the closeness with which such a servant was supposed to follow his master or mistress. ΚΠ 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. H3v/2 A Catch-fart, un Attrape-pet, Surnom burlesque que l'on donne aux Pages qui portent la Queue de leurs Dames. 1759 London Mag. Jan. 47/2 Shall a catch fart (good Lord!) or a man in your station, Thus familiarly boast of a frank invitation, With topping, great folks, as if rais'd to a level? 1948 A. Huxley Ape & Essence (1949) i. 11 Reason comes running, eager to ratify; Comes, a catch-fart with Philosophy, truckling to tyrants. 2003 D. Lambdin Havoc's Sword x. 116 Well, for one day at least he was not a paper-shuffling Lieutenant de Vaisseau, a mere catch-fart to his master. < as lemmas |
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