英语词汇on the pad的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	on the pad
词源	on the pad. Since the late 19th century this Americanism has referred to policemen who accept bribes, the pad meaning the account book in which the bagman recorded the bribes paid and the officers sharing in the split.
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