单词 | kit-cat club |
释义 | Kit-Cat Clubor Kit-Kat Club[ kit-kat ] / ˈkɪtˌkæt / nouna club of Whig wits, painters, politicians, and men of letters, including Robert Walpole, John Vanbrugh, William Congreve, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Godfrey Kneller, that flourished in London between 1703 and 1720. Origin of Kit-Cat Clubfrom Kit (as short for Christopher) Cat(ling), alleged to be the keeper of a pie-house where the club met (with play on kit-cat, variant of tipcat; see kit3, cat) Words nearby Kit-Cat Clubkit and caboodle, Kitasato, kit bag, Kit Carson Mountain, kit-cat, Kit-Cat Club, kitchen, kitchenalia, kitchen cabinet, kitchener, kitchenette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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