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词组 Glimmer Man
释义 Glimmer Man
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a man appointed by the Gas Company during World War 2 to inspect homes for any contravention of the rationing of gas IRELAND
  • [A]nd the glimmer-man roamed the city trying to divine in which house a clandestine kettle might be a-boil[.] — Honor Tracy, Mind You, I’ve Said Nothing: Forays in the Irish Republic, p. 38, 1968
  • [T]he Gas Company sent out inspectors to ensure that the gas was not being used during off-period. These inspectors became known as the Glimmer Men. — Éamonn MacThomáis, Gur Cake and Coal Blocks, p. 120, 1976
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