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单词 lime-juicer
释义 lime-juic·er
\ˈlīmˌjüsə(r)\ noun
Etymology: lime juice (noun phrase, from lime (VI) + juice) + -er; from the use of lime juice on British ships as a beverage to prevent scurvy
1. Australia : an Englishman newly arrived in Australia
2. slang
 a. : a British ship
  < ship aboard a British lime-juicer — J.C.Lincoln >
 b. : an English sailor
  < lime-juicers beating their way aft with a belaying pin — Joseph Hergesheimer >
 c. : englishman
  < exhibits less of that deadly stuffiness than many another lime-juicerNew Republic >
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