| 词组 | yankee |
| 释义 | yankee noun a multiple bet, gambling on four different horses in a specific combination of eleven bets UK, 1967Yankee 1. adjective American UK, 1781 2. noun 1 a native or inhabitant of New England; hence, more generally, of the northern states of America. The most likely derivation is from Dutch Janke, a diminutive of Jan (John) as a pejorative nickname; also possible is a North American Indian corruption of 'English'; or Cherokee eankke (a slave, a coward). Used by the Confederates of the Federal army during the American Civil War, 1861–65, and since by the south of the north US, 1765. 2 a tool used by car thieves to pull out the cyclinder of the ignition lock UK, 1977 |
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