释义 |
neves; nevis noun- in betting, odds of 7–1 UK
- — John McCririck, John McCririck’s World of Betting, p. 61, 1991
- the number seven UK, 1851
Back slang. - a prison sentence of seven years UK
A specific application of the number seven. Sometimes extended to “nevis stretch”. - Your [sic] f...ing lucky, I’m doing a bleeding neves. I’ll be going down the Moor soon. — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 17, 1958
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 79, 1996
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