| 词组 | butcher |
| 释义 | butcher Theme: DOCTOR n. a surgeon; a physician. (Usually derogatory, possibly jocular.)I won't go back to that butcher for anything at all.He's been a butcher for seven years and pays 80 percent of his income for insurance. butcher noun 1 a beer glass of 170 ml capacity; also, a serving in one of these glasses. Used only in the state of South Australia, the 'butcher' was originally a long thin glass holding over a pint; the size has gradually diminished over the years. Said by some to be derived from the German becher (C19 South Australia had a large German migrant community), but this doesn't sound remotely like 'butcher'. Other folk etymologies about butchers requiring a certain type of beer glass abound AUSTRALIA, 1889. 2 a surgeon US, 1849. 3 a medical student. Used by undergraduates of the University of Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1984. 4 a prison dentist UK, 1996. 5 a prison guard captain US, 1983. 6 in a pack of playing cards, a king UK, 1937 have a butcher'sTo look at something. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "butcher's hook" rhymes with "look." Primarily heard in UK. Come, have a butcher's at this—does it look infected to you? take a butcher'sTo look at something. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "butcher's hook" rhymes with "look." Primarily heard in UK. Come, take a butcher's at this—does it look infected to you? the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-makerPeople of all ethnicities, professions, and socioeconomic classes. The aim of our program is to draw in and appeal to people from all walks of life—the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker, as the rhyme goes. the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-makerpeople of all kinds.This phrase comes from the traditional nursery rhyme Rub-dub-dub, Three men in a tub . have a butcher'shave a look. British informalButcher's comes here from butcher's hook , rhyming slang for ‘look’. have/take a ˈbutcher’s(British English, slang) have a look at something: Come over here and have a butcher’s at this!This phrase comes from rhyming slang, in which butcher’s hook stands for ‘look’.wood butcher n. a carpenter. See if you can get a wood butcher to fix this broken panel. |
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