英语词汇shotten herring的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	shotten herring
词源	shotten herring. Since Shakespeare’s time worthless or spir- itless persons have been called shotten herring because they re- semble such fish. Shotten herring are herring that have “shot off,” or ejected, their spawn and are weak, tired, and worthless.
随便看	gone where the woodbine twineth gone with the wind gongorism gonzo goo goober goober-grabber good good-bye good cheer good egg good enough morgan good evening ladies and germs good fences make good neighbors good field no hit good for you good gray poet good holding ground good honk good innings good morning damn you goodnighting good night sweet prince good ole boy good riddance to bad rubbish

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