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单词 rosiner
释义

Definition of rosiner in English:

rosiner

noun ˈrɒzɪnə
Australian, Irish informal
  • An alcoholic drink, especially a large serving of a spirit such as whisky or gin.

    there's no harm in a rosiner after a hard day's travel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All I wanted was the money to get a rosiner.
    • "And the rosiner," said Mrs. Tough, "will you have that in the lav too?"
    • The Reverend McKenzie did not drink, but kept a supply of very good Scotch whisky and during the evening provided us with a few rosiners of this good whisky.
    • I need a rosiner.
    • He was taking me for a rosiner and I didn't want to offend him.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the verb rosin in the dialect sense 'ply with alcoholic drink' + -er1.

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