英语词汇the great american mudhole的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the great american mudhole
词源	The Great American Mudhole; the Capital of Miserable Huts. Humorous nicknames for the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., in the early years after its founding. See washington.
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