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词组 Rafferty's rules; Rafferty rules
释义 Rafferty's rules; Rafferty rules
noun
an entire lack of rules altogether AUSTRALIA, 1918
From the Irish surname Rafferty, with the implication that the Irish were unruly. Connection with the Northumberland dialect word raffety “irregular; applied by sinkers to stratified deposits”, and the Lincolnshire term raffatory “refractory” (see English Dialect Dictionary), amount to nothing more than hopeful guesswork.
  • I’ve seen enough of these hole-in-the-wall shivoos where it’s Rafferty Rules[.] — Dymphna Cusack, Picnic Races, p. 34, 1962
  • — Frank Hardy, The Outcasts of Foolgarah, p. 21, 1971
  • — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 76, 1977
  • But with low mongrels like Watson and Robertson running around it looks like Mr Rafferty might have provided the rules for this game. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 92, 1988
  • “Rafferty’s rules” was the term chief steward John Schreck referred to after censuring jockey James Innes for his ride on Inexplicable in the Tarien Handicap. — Sun-Herald, p. 70, 24 September 1989
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