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单词 lime juicer
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Definition of lime juicer in English:

lime juicer

noun
Australian dated, informal
  • A British person.

    he had an inherited contempt for lime juicers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "I'm sorry to have to inform them," I went on, "that this lime juicer has been licked."
    • We don't want any lime juicers here.
    • Where's that lime juicer—you son of a gun, come out and face me!
    • You lime juicers don't know what good grub is.
    • There's plenty booting in lime-juicers, I guess—though I don't deny but what some of them are soft.
    • They is noisy-tongued lime juicers.
    • Well, never mind—it's all in a lifetime—and who ever heard of a lime juicer winning a race anyway!
    • I guess you've fixed me this time all right, and you're the first lime juicer who ever did it.
    • The mate pulled a gun on a lime-juicer in port here last trip.
    • The daily allowance for the sailors was 1 ounce lemon juice with 1 ounce sugar, the lemon juice being often called "lime juice" and our sailors "lime juicers."

Origin

Mid 19th century: with reference to the former enforced consumption of lime juice in the British navy (see Limey).

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