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单词 blue ribboner
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Definition of blue ribboner in English:

blue ribboner

noun
US historical
  • (Also with capital initials) a person who belongs to a temperance movement, the members of which wear the blue ribbon; (more generally) a person who abstains from alcohol; a teetotaller.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Daily Rocky Mountain (Denver, Colorado) News.

 
 

Definition of blue ribboner in US English:

blue ribboner

noun
US historical
  • (Also with capital initials) a person who belongs to a temperance movement, the members of which wear the blue ribbon; (more generally) a person who abstains from alcohol; a teetotaller.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Daily Rocky Mountain (Denver, Colorado) News.

 
 
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