英语词汇barnburner的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

barnburner; hunkers. Barnburners were members of a fac- tion of the Democratic Party in New York State from about 1830–50, so-called because they were so zealous for reform in the party that they would burn the barn (the Democratic Party) to get rid of the (pro-slavery) rats. The Democratic Party ma- jority at the time was called the Hunkers, perhaps from the Low German hunk, “home, place of refuge,” but possibly be- cause they once packed the state convention and nominated a complete ticket for their faction, “took the whole hunk.” Barn- burner is used by wildcat oil men for a big well, a gusher, a strike that lights up the sky. It is common presently in Michi- gan, among other states, but probably originated in Pennsylva- nia toward the end of the 19th century, though I’ve never seen it recorded.

词汇	barnburner
词源	barnburner; hunkers. Barnburners were members of a fac- tion of the Democratic Party in New York State from about 1830–50, so-called because they were so zealous for reform in the party that they would burn the barn (the Democratic Party) to get rid of the (pro-slavery) rats. The Democratic Party ma- jority at the time was called the Hunkers, perhaps from the Low German hunk, “home, place of refuge,” but possibly be- cause they once packed the state convention and nominated a complete ticket for their faction, “took the whole hunk.” Barn- burner is used by wildcat oil men for a big well, a gusher, a strike that lights up the sky. It is common presently in Michi- gan, among other states, but probably originated in Pennsylva- nia toward the end of the 19th century, though I’ve never seen it recorded.
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