“pepper、castor”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pepper-castor

释义

ˈpepper-ˌcastor, -caster
[See castor².]
1. A small vessel with a perforated top, usually one of the castors of a cruet-stand, for sprinkling pepper at table.
1676Lond. Gaz. No. 1079/4 A Sugar Castar. A Pepper Caster. A Mustard Pot.1836[see castor² 1].1861Alb. Smith Med. Student 42 The simple act of pouring the vinegar into the pepper-castor.1891A. Lang Angling Sk. 122 The happy-go-lucky disposition to scatter my Greek accents as it were with a pepper-caster.
2. transf.
a. = prec. 2: also attrib.
1859Jephson Brittany x. 174 That hideous tower with the pepper-caster on the top.
b. A slang term for a revolver.
1889J. Jefferson Autobiog. iii. 72 Badger and I would trudge to our room arm in arm, carrying our money in a shot-bag between us, and each armed with a Colt's patent ‘pepper-caster’.

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