单词 | penny-whip |
释义 | penny-whip/ˈpɛniwɪp/(also penny-wheep) Scottish, Irish English (northern ), and English regional (northern ). Now rare noun A thin weak beer originally sold at a penny a bottle. OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. Origin uncertain; the first element is apparently penny; the second element is perhaps imitative. |
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