英语词汇roscoe的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	roscoe
词源	roscoe. A pistol or revolver. This old American slang word was first recorded at the end of the 19th century, but its origin is unknown. Maybe a criminal named Roscoe is involved, but I haven’t found him. The male name Roscoe comes from the Germanic words meaning “swift horse.” One Roscoe with something named after him is William Roscoe (1753–1831), a British philanthropist and historian who has the American bird Roscoe’s Yellowthroat honoring his patronym.
随便看	don’t hurry hopkins don’t know him from adam don’t let money burn a hole in your pocket don’t like the cut of his jib don’t look a gift horse in the mouth don’t look back something might be gaining on you don’t look now don’t make two bites of a cherry don’t play games with me don’t poke one-s nose into it don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today don’t say it if you can grunt it don’t sell the steak sell the sizzle don’t stick your neck out don’t take any wooden nickels don’t that take the rag off the bush don’t want to pick up that snake now don’t wash your dirty linen in public don’t write it if you can say it doodlebug doo-doo doofus doolally dooley doolittle do’d it

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