英语词汇yankee cheesebox on a raft的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	yankee cheesebox on a raft
词源	Yankee cheesebox on a raft. A widespread derisive descrip- tion of the U.S. armored warship the Monitor, which fought the famous Civil War battle against the Confederate Merrimac. The Monitor was also called a cheesebox upon a plank.
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