单词 | reefer |
释义 | reefer1/ˈriːfə /noun informal 1A cannabis cigarette.Establishments sell grass openly and the customers (Vietnamese rarely smoke) roll and lazily smoke reefers like a cigarette....
1.1 [mass noun] Cannabis.Among a couple of hundred slang names for marijuana, some of the most common are: pot, weed, reefer, grass, dope, joint, seed, tea and Texas tea....
Origin1930s: perhaps related to Mexican Spanish grifo '(smoker of) cannabis'. Rhymesreefer2/ˈriːfə /noun 1 short for reefer jacket.The cotton reefer and trench sits with cropped Capri pants....
2 Sailing A person who reefs a sail.Slowly, he muscled Taitt up the ladder, through the scuttle, onto the reefer deck, then up another level onto the chaotic mess decks, where he could be evacuated by crew members who were now arriving to tend to the injured. 2.1 nautical slang, archaic A midshipman. reefer3/ˈriːfə /noun informal A refrigerated lorry, railway wagon, or ship.Behind the locomotive is a reefer (refrigerator car) to supply ice for drinking water in the sleepers....
OriginEarly 20th century: abbreviation. |
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