单词 | Pickt-hatch |
释义 | Pickt-hatch/ˌpɪktˈhatʃ/Now historical and rare noun The (former) district of Pickt-hatch in London, considered as a haunt of prostitutes. Hence allusively : any place frequented by prostitutes and their clients; a brothel or stew. Also attributive: of or relating to Pickt-hatch; meretricious, bawdy. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in John Marston (bap. 1576, d. 1634), poet and playwright. From Pickt-hatch, the former name of a district of London. |
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